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Xandy Sutherland Nickel
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What does it mean to be beautiful as a middle-aged woman today? Maybe a total redefining of beauty is the thing we need. We’re all aging, and it’s no secret that some of us handle it better than others, but the majority of attitudes are shifting. “I Feel Bad About My Neck” is a brief and funny essay in the book of the same title by Nora Ephron. In this piece, Ephron notices herself and her friends trying every type of shirt collar and turtleneck sweater in order to hide their aging necks. She notices this and then concludes in her sharp, observant way that it’s a shared fate, part of life, and there’s nothing really to be done about it. Maybe—like my mother did, like Ephron did—turning fears about aging and mortality into contemplation and comedy is just one of those things women are better at. And perhaps this is not a burden but should be a point of pride. We get to bond with each other with gallows humor and honesty, a more constructive—even joyous—response to fears about middle life and its injustices than, say, buying a flashy sports car (unless that gives you joy). All the Restylane in the world won’t make 60 the new 30, so why not laugh about it? Maybe the through line here is, “Let’s all give up!”—a resigned but cheery call to inaction. But we Gen Xers are not your grandmothers from the 1950s. We have been redefining what it means to be a woman our entire lives. We are modern women with hair every color of the rainbow, tattoos, and attitudes that rival any teenager (we just smell better). We are aging with grace, and confidence while living our best lives. In my opinion, attitudes toward aging aren’t just being redefined, they are being recreated. And it starts by giving society a whole lot of our middle fingers. RECIPE: https://sutherlandbelle.com/cheesy-chicken-parmigiana-meatball-soup/ #easyrecipes #thefeedfeed #feedfeed #todayfood #yahoofood #huffposttaste #foodblogger #foodblogfeed #feedme #instayum #meatballs #goodeats #buzzfeast #food52 #onmyplate #tastingtable #eattheworldd #foodiecrush #thekitchn #getinmybelly #eatthisfeed #instayum #dinner #italian #onepotdinner #chickenparm #womenover50 #womenover60 #soup #meatballsoup