I promised this. My knees are thin and yes, wrinkled. They are brown from all the outdoor work I do, and for years I no longer have worn those short shorts I used to wear. Even though I am the same weight and size I was at twenty - oh, it has been redistributed! Enough on that!
At a certain age, you just kind of let the physical changes wash over you and you wear the comfortable clothes you like and you get used to being invisible. You speak of losing a few pounds, but, really, you know you never will do that. Becoming invisible starts for a woman sometime in late middle age.
All women, and men, too, to one extent or another try to beat back the ravages of time and invisibility. Some of us try face lifts and other lifts, reductions, enhancements and various procedures to make us look younger. We dye our hair and study the strangeness of current fashion.
But, really, what can one do? Just be proud of your age! You have experience and wisdom.
Kids do not see you as invisible ; they see you for who you are. This is the great reason for grandchildren, and if you do not have them, you can volunteer where young people congregate. Little kids may pluck at your wrinkled elbows but you have to love it.
In elderly age you just have to keep on going, get exercise, eat well, and stay connected. And think of your wrinkles wherever they are as badges of accomplishment.
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