It's kind of true, you do disappear off the planet if you are a middle-aged woman, but that has some advantages as well.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being middle-aged is about realising that you've lived most of your life. You don't have as much time in front of you as you have behind you.
If I pop off and do something drastic, everyone's going to realise because they know I'm 50. Anyway, middle-aged women are sensational.
The more you can remove the obstacles between you and the world as a woman, the easier and simpler life becomes.
There are less opportunities for women.
It's true as a woman, particularly: the older you get, the parts get thinner on the ground and not quite as interesting, that's for sure.
I've been fortunate enough to travel the world because of my career, but the downside has been spending long spells apart from my daughters.
I've never found it made the slightest difference being a woman - though there is a sort of feeling that as you get older you're not so interesting.
When you're kept out of the adult world, it's a blessing in disguise.
I understand why people achieve a level of fame and disappear, I never understood it before, but it's an attractive prospect to walk away from it all.
The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been.
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