Forty is the New Twenty
Forty is the new naughty. I have been reading this for a while now and always wondered what it meant. As a 20-something year old, I understood that in a different way, as I moved on to my 30’s saw a completely different meaning to it and now that I am headed towards the big 40 I finally know what it means. Of course I think that I look young, but my body does remind me occasionally of where I am in life. A lot changed in this pandemic for everyone across the globe, but there is a new shift that I see in me. I did the same things that all of us did – cooking, cleaning, washing, taking care of our loved ones and I continue to do so, but there is something different. I didn’t notice the changes in me until I started noticing the way people started reacting to me. I kept wondering what happened? Why are these people suddenly calling me selfish and not liking what I am saying. I started to analyze the situation and realized that they love me but they don’t like the way I am...