The Day I Started Feeling Like One of Those Older Ladies

Middle-age is weird

Michelle Marie Warner
Middle-Pause
Published in
4 min readJan 26, 2024

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AI-generated image of a middle-aged white woman with long, wind-blown gray hair, tan skin, high cheekbones and wrinkles on her face and neck. There’s a galaxy and rainbow behind her.
AI-generated Photo by ArtSpark on Pixabay

My elders neglected to inform me that being a middle-aged woman feels like adolescence. My hormones are all over the place, causing a mountain of anxiety one minute and a waterfall of depression the next. I’m not always in control of my mind.

My body is also slowing down. I’m not sure how I

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Michelle Marie Warner
Middle-Pause

Writer of most things personal, socially conscious, sensitive, single LGBTQIA+ mom. Ready to bite off more than I've been chewing. michellewarner718@gmail.com