NO LONGER SWEET SIXTEEN.
By Kandase
@Kandae11 (54981)
May 19, 2017 11:12am CST
Have you ever been rudely awakened to the fact that you are no longer sweet sixteen? That awakening may not necessarily come on your birthday - as a matter of fact - I never think of my birthdays. However, there may be a body part which decides to remind you that you won't be forever young. The following poem will tell you what is my problem area.
A skin as smooth as satin, no wrinkles anywhere;
Trying to guess my age? I know you wouldn't dare.
However, there is a problem area - that with you I will share;
The part of me which is beginning to show wear and tear.
It will definitely blow my cover , if I fail to "nip it in the bud"
So I am searching for a remedy, will try everything I could.
I can see trouble coming, it is very hard to hide;
Why couldn't it be lower down? maybe on my right or left side.
A few lines are appearing, on a neck once smooth and firm;
Not yet bad enough to really cause much alarm.
But as time marches on - unfortunately so will they;
Slowing their progress is important, I simply must find a way.
A Kandase original.
As much as I would like to retain a smooth neck - if all else fails, would I go to a plastic surgeon? Not sure,- I may simply resort to covering it with a scarf and grow old gracefully.
So, do you have a problem area which reminds you of your age? - and would you ever visit a plastic surgeon?
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35 responses
@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
19 May 17
I was crying when the boyfriend greeted me and said, "you are too older that me". And I asked my friend, what if I grow old and the boyfriend will leave me and change for a much younger girl. This worries me much. Then he said, no matter how old are you, you are still sweet 16 for me. 
Age is just numbers you know.
Age is just numbers you know.3 people like this
@musicianu (24)
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20 May 17
Great response and the new President of France has a wife 24 years older, he looks very much in love too. Worrying about age is a really big stressor.
@marguicha (222364)
• Chile
19 May 17
I have been thinking about plastic surgeons since I was 18 and had my first baby
I´m almost 72 now and I still think about it but wrinkles are so many now that I would need to win a lottery
I´m almost 72 now and I still think about it but wrinkles are so many now that I would need to win a lottery2 people like this
@marguicha (222364)
• Chile
19 May 17
@Kandae11 True! My husband always thought I was the most beautiful woman in the world and said it. And when I became a widow, I accepted my wrinckes as I had to accept the pains in life. Besides, I have seen online many beautiful movie stars that had plastic surgery and got worse.
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@marguicha (222364)
• Chile
19 May 17
@Kandae11 It seems to me that plastic surgery works for people who have real problems. But age is something that we must accept.
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accepting yourself as you are is the best thing that you can do for yourself
@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
19 May 17
I wouldn't visit a plastic surgeon, I'm scared of going under, the knives etc. I'll take aging! :) You can accessorize aging like you mentioned a scarf!
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@infatuatedbby (94914)
• United States
19 May 17
@Kandae11 maybe some cream can work :)
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@Kandae11 (54981)
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19 May 17
@infatuatedbby I don't have much confidence in creams, but I can try - just wondering why my healthy eating is ignoring that part of me.
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
19 May 17
The neck is one problem area for sure.
I am fortunate so far and am not worried for it. Good genes? I am golden if I even have a neck lol
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
19 May 17
@Kandae11 Yes I imagine you are quite young, but it is good to notice these early lines and start to work on them the best we can.
I do little except hand movements sweeping in upward motion and that is all. No soap. And of course diet is extremely important.
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@LeaPea2417 (37334)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 May 17
I think about it a lot. But, lately I have been thinking that age is just a number.
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@LeaPea2417 (37334)
• Toccoa, Georgia
20 May 17
@musicianu Yes, if I had just known when I was younger what I know now, lots of things may be different.
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@Kandae11 (54981)
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20 May 17
I will try the cream idea suggested by @infatuatedbby - add even more fruits and vegetables to my diet- then if it continues to progress instead of regress, I will eventually resort to wearing a scarf on occasion.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
19 May 17
It hit me pretty hard when my last child was born that I was no longer young... it wasn't just that I was 44, but I had a very hard time "bouncing back" from his birth. I felt so depleted and drained, and I still don't think I've fully recovered. I'm not sure that I will get back to where I was.
I'm ok with my aging physical appearance for the most part. There's a lot more white and silver in my hair than there used to be. I see more wrinkles. Some places sag more than they used to a few years ago. But I *am* older, so it's ok to look older. It doesn't mean that I look ugly, just more my age.
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@spiderdust (14761)
• San Jose, California
19 May 17
@Kandae11 I agree, it's just so much harder to do that when you're recovering. My labor was two days, it took a lot out of me.
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
19 May 17
No matter what I will never visit a plastic surgeon for age related changes
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
19 May 17
@Kandae11 true.. Physical appearance does not matter a lot to me
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@amitkokiladitya (171928)
• Agra, India
24 May 17
@HAPPSINGH today I have responded to lure than 50 notifications of yours
@Tampa_girl7 (50080)
• United States
21 May 17
I have very little white hair and few wrinkles, but like you my neck certainly has aged
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
21 May 17
I think should grow old gracefully or better still disgracefully! 
I would like to remind you of how bad plastic surgery can be. Check out Jocelyn Wilderstein which will probably change your mind. She was beautiful before she went under the surgeons knife. How awful is that.
I would like to remind you of how bad plastic surgery can be. Check out Jocelyn Wilderstein which will probably change your mind. She was beautiful before she went under the surgeons knife. How awful is that.
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@garymarsh6 (23404)
• United Kingdom
23 May 17
@Kandae11 They all look like they have sat in front of a fire and their faces melted
I'll definitely increase the percentage of fruits and vegetables I eat - no plastic surgery for a few lines on the neck.
@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
20 May 17
i am 57 summers now, and i am proud to have reached this age
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
22 May 17
@Kandae11 i agree. some still in their puberty stage are already knowledgeable about s_x and discover this by doing it to their 'playmates'.
@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
21 May 17
I think every age comes up with some sort of beauty. I believe in enjoying all the ages.
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@anamika161088 (11866)
• India
21 May 17
@Kandae11 Yeah. And we would be able to live more even in lesser time.
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