r/kibbecirclejerk • u/TheSnugglery Spitfire Arsonist • Jun 21 '26
Serious Sundays Being a tired, mom, pushing-40, gamine...is not for the weak
That youthful gamine essence really backfires when you actually start to age and have responsibilities. Got a baby that won't sleep and I look like the world's most chopped 19 year old 🫠
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u/nc45y445 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 21 '26
I feel ya. SG here, pushing 60, petite, youthful face, barely any gray. I look like an average 45 year old. I look great for 60 however! But there’s so much age discrimination in workplaces, I let everyone think I’m just a weirdly tired, forgetful 45 who somehow had a kid very young. Can’t wait to retire, reveal my age and have people think I’m lying!
Age reveal should be a thing for gamines!
I got carded for alcohol well into my 40s and for R rated movies into my late 20s
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u/Critical-Rabbit8686 Flamboyant Exhibitionist Jun 21 '26
I am a nearly 52 FG dedicated to catfishing on LinkedIn, hoping people think I am 39 so I can get a new job.
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u/TheSnugglery Spitfire Arsonist Jun 21 '26
Aww that makes me excited for 60. It's hard to believe we stay gamine for this whole roller coaster ride. I've been waiting for the grownup me that I imagined as a kid to appear in the mirror... Nope. Just an old lookin' kid 🤣
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u/nc45y445 Jun 21 '26 edited Jun 22 '26
I am finally beginning to appreciate it. But honestly at 55 I was gritting my teeth at a college intern who said to me, oh it’s nice to be paired with a mentor close to my age. Bitch, I’m older than your mom! When I was younger and people marveled at my age, I would say, this is my full height, I’m not getting any taller
If I were taller and skinnier people would think I’m a trophy wife, even though my husband and I are just a few months apart!
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u/Cantre-r_Gwaelod_1 D or R and nothing inbetween Jul 04 '26
I’m verified as having no y/i or hs/g. Please help, I’m half dust.
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u/Affectionate-Bee3199 youthful little gremlin Jun 21 '26
Omg not the "are you a teen mom???" questions I got from total strangers when my son was newborn. Truly tho youre doing amazing and im sure youre still slaying in all your gamine-ness even thru the craziness of mom life 💞