The Shame of My Face
Ok, to be fair the photo above is not my face. It’s not my actual face, but it’s where I think my face is headed. Age brings with it jowls and wrinkles and lines and creases.
I’m 51 years old, with 52 coming up fast, and I have these hooded eyelids that are saggy but not quite saggy enough to qualify for insurance-covered surgery to correct them. I have creases along my upper lip that make bright lipstick bleed into the tiny…