I don't remember my mother this way.

…easing white in her hair. You remember her applying face mask after face mask, a creme after creme. You remember her going to the hair salon to try out a new dye that should make her look all-natural; you remember her not eating because, after the menopause, she had somehow begun to gain unnecessary weight; you remember all those beauty plans, but most of all, you remember the fear in your mother’s eyes.
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Nevena Pascaleva
Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD
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Apr 20, 2023
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I don't remember my mother this way. I'm not sure I became so preoccupied with aging in my 40s. Now, I'm okay with every earned wrinkle.
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Written by Cappelli, MFA, JD, PhD5.7K Followers
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Top Know Nothing Writer with way too many degrees who enjoys musing on life's absurdity.
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