We receive messages from middle-aged women who want to share moments that feel small, but quietly meaningful.
Maybe it’s a simple choice, yet at a certain point, it allows her to see herself more clearly.
The following is a true story from one of our readers. The text has been lightly edited with her permission.
For most of my life, I believed long hair was part of being a woman.
Not because anyone ever said it directly, but because everything around me quietly confirmed it. Long hair looked gentle. Long hair looked proper. Long hair meant you were still trying.
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