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• Thanks again, Janice. Really appreciate your thoughts. I am hoping that a non-invasive procedure like fillers will do the trick for my eye bags.  I am not looking at facelifts or anything that requires surgery. Rest of me is beginning to show sig
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• The hard question is .. What are you pretending not to know??  The other question is ... do you feel you are worth more than this disrespectful situation?  In the (unlikely) event it were me, as your daughter, I suspect she is mortified at the thou
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• I don't think we have bought into wrinkles are ugly.  I too have always gravitated to older people even when a lot younger. I started out my work career in the beauty industry.  I like hair and makeup and girly stuff to this day.  But, I have m
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