• SharkWeek@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 days ago

    Wearing makeup … haven’t done that for about 15 years now :-)

    Also, growing old gracefully. I wanna see how many tattoos I can get by the time I’m 50

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    7 days ago

    Not something new… for me anyhow, since it’s a decision I made over 4 decades ago.

    Being a woman and wanting kids. Society and my family really expected that… but I did not.

  • velma@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Shaving. I stopped shaving completely a couple years ago.

    I had never seen my body at its natural state before then which blew my mind. Now I see it as a tiny “fuck you” to society every time I go out in the world with my legs and armpits hairy haha

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      Relish that leg hair while you still have it. I used to have delightfully thick leg hair and by 40 it started to thin around my ankles. Over 60 now and it’s mostly gone along with the rest of my body hair and my eyebrows. (Thank the Goddess my scalp is still thick and wavy…)

      I miss my body hair in those fun places - on the top of my big toes, my happy trail…

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        Ah I thought the hair on my ankles was thinner from wearing socks all winter!! I’m much closer to 40 than 30, so maybe it’s starting to happen hahah. I’ll appreciate it as much as I can then!!

        I love my hairy hobbit feets :3

  • ZDL@lazysoci.al
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    7 days ago

    Marriage. Procreation.

    Didn’t do either after six decades of pressure.

  • Okokimup@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Be employed. I’ve been fortunate to be mainly supported financially while I take in some money with odd jobs. Moving to a new (more expensive) city soon, so I hope to pull in more money, but I might have to supplement with an actual W2 providing job. Fuck capitalism.

  • Eq0@literature.cafe
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    5 days ago

    Urgh, where to start!

    To take care of my husband, as a one way street. People are shocked that he is the one grocery shopping, planning meals and most often executing them. He honestly cooks better than me except for a couple of my specialties and he definitely cares more than me.

    That I shouldn’t care a lot about my career now that I have kids and husband. According to some family members I should have dropped it when I got married. First, I like my job. Second, I will not be dependent on my husband - because stuff goes wrong sooo easily! Maybe we divorce, maybe he loses his job. And we would both hate the pressure, and we both like the extra money.

    That I should have stayed home longer with my first kid. I actually went to work while my husband stayed home. No regrets, from either of us - and by the way it was pivotal for my career.

  • RebekahWSD@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Wearing a bra. I’m a like. J or K cup, and I just can’t stand bras. They hurt, they hurt my shoulders they hurt. They have to be very snug to hold up such shitty titties and I hate it. So I stopped. I’m sure it looks hideous but I just can’t anymore.

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      Me too! I also stopped wearing bras and I couldn’t give less of a fuck about what people think about it.

      I’m 10000% sure you don’t look hideous without a bra!

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        I’m short, fat, and without a bra the titties are on my stomach. It’s not a pretty picture. But also my husband said he doesn’t care so that’s the only person I’m trying to impress occasionally.