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“I Thought I Looked 35… Until the Supermarket Incident That Changed Everything.”

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  “I Thought I Looked 35… Until the Supermarket Incident That Changed Everything.” There I was minding my business in the fruit aisle, comparing avocados like the grown woman I am  when a teenager breezed past me and said, “Excuse me, ma’am… There’s a senior queue that’s faster.” 😳 ELDERLY? SENIOR QUEUE? I choked on my almond milk latte. I looked around for the old lady he was clearly referring to… Until I realized… It was ME. Now before you judge, let me back up a bit. I’m 37. Technically. But lately, my skin says otherwise? My jawline has disappeared. My cheeks are hollow. And these jowls? Baby, they’re not cute. They're hanging on like an ex-boyfriend that just won’t let go. I used to have that plump, glowy, I-woke-up-like-this skin. But life happened. Stress. Sleepless nights. Too much sun in my twenties. (And maybe a few too many glasses of wine instead of water, okay? Don’t judge.) But I didn’t feel old… until my face started saying otherwise. Let’s ta...