Reader Submission
This reader didn’t write to us because something dramatic happened.
She wrote because a small expectation quietly disappeared—and she didn’t miss it.
The following is her story, shared with permission and lightly edited.
I’ll be honest.
Before I went to the salon, I did hope I’d look younger.
Not in a dramatic way. I wasn’t expecting miracles.
But somewhere in my mind, there was this quiet wish: maybe ten years. Even five would be nice.
I’m in my mid-fifties.
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