Wrinkled (From Magpie)

[theomanic]

When I was little, I couldn’t wait to get wrinkles. I loved to examine my grandmother’s and nanny’s faces, and envision the events that brought the fine lines into being. Sometimes, when I was sitting on the subway or the bus, I would smile really big, trying to encourage my own wrinkles to form, unconcerned with the strange looks the other

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[ilyanna]

i have also pondered this ridiculous society we live in, in this way. facelifts, plastic surgery, hair dye (i'm one to talk, but its not to cover grey) I just had a discussion with a cab driver about how odd it is, that north americans (and modern society) put their elderly family members in homes, to be forgotten and tended by others

[ilyanna]

ps whats magpie?