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Arkansas Granny

(31,507 posts) Tue Apr 23, 2019, 11:54 AM Apr 2019

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Thought for the day.

Age should not have its face lifted, but it should rather teach the world to admire wrinkles as the etchings of experience and the firm line of character. Clarence Day

I'll try to remember this the next time my great-granddaughter strokes my cheeks and says "Granny, I like your stripes".

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Thought for the day. (Original Post) Arkansas Granny Apr 2019 OP

My wrinkles all have names for the person that gave them to me. I wear them proudly. nt GemDigger Apr 2019 #1

I haven't named mine, but I have earned every damned one of them. Arkansas Granny Apr 2019 #2

Worrying about age wrinkles probably causes most of them... Wounded Bear Apr 2019 #3

They are "laugh lines", not "wrinkles" ProudLib72 Apr 2019 #4

I had that quote embroidered on a throw pillow for my mom. akraven Apr 2019 #5

GemDigger

(4,305 posts)

1. My wrinkles all have names for the person that gave them to me. I wear them proudly. nt

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 01:44 PM

Apr 2019

Arkansas Granny

(31,507 posts)

2. I haven't named mine, but I have earned every damned one of them.

Reply to GemDigger (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 02:01 PM

Apr 2019

Wounded Bear

(58,603 posts)

3. Worrying about age wrinkles probably causes most of them...

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 02:29 PM

Apr 2019

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

4. They are "laugh lines", not "wrinkles"

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2019, 04:03 PM

Apr 2019

I tend to laugh a lot, so...

akraven

(1,975 posts)

5. I had that quote embroidered on a throw pillow for my mom.

Reply to Arkansas Granny (Original post)

Fri Apr 26, 2019, 03:57 AM

Apr 2019

She was 96.

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