Formerly Hot, the tween site for grown-ups
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| Blog Name: | Formerly Hot, the tween site for grown-ups |
| Url: | http://www.formerlyhot.com |
| Language: | English |
| Topics: | body image, aging, news |
| Description: | TRANSITIONS. Some of the biggies—decamping to college, getting married, becoming a parent—get a lot of attention. Watch movies like Pretty in Pink or Knocked Up on basic cable and you come away with at least a sketchy idea of what's expected of you during these lurching, pivotal periods. Formerly Hot is about transitions that don't get much play. I'm daily reminded that I'm no longer what I took for granted I'd always be—a pretty girl who navigated the world at least partially aided by the advantage of her looks. Those little bitch-slaps can be hard. And hilarious. |
| Popularity: | 247 Followers |
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Thankful for what has changed, and what has not
Last night, erev Thanksgiving, I sat with a close friend at a Starbucks, up by where her parents live. She went to high school in that Manhattan neighborhood, so the mean streets of the upper east side were her old stomping ground. I grew up just across town. We were talking about our the death of my stepfather last week and the odd position of both of being parents and having parents who were starting to need our care. Andie came out to support me in my abject dread of spending the next
Last night, erev Thanksgiving, I sat with a close friend at a Starbucks, up by where her parents live. She went to high school in that Manhattan neighborhood, so the mean streets of the upper east side were her old stomping ground. I grew up just across town. We were talking about our the death of my stepfather last week and the odd position of both of being parents and having parents who were starting to need our care. Andie came out to support me in my abject dread of spending the next
The old math
BROOKE WROTE: Did some math today. This year’s incoming college freshman were born in 1991. I wept very salty old lady tears.
BROOKE WROTE: Did some math today. This year’s incoming college freshman were born in 1991. I wept very salty old lady tears.
Perspective
I had planned to write a funny post about my latest Formerly Hot moment, which took place last week when it was unseasonably warm. I was in Maryland visiting friends and was chasing after my kids on the playground and sweating like a baked potato that someone forgot to poke air holes in. It occurred to me that as recently as 10 years ago, I would have taken my top off and pretended my purple bra was a bikini top. Now that I’m a Formerly, that seemed like a uniquely bad idea. I was going to sa
I had planned to write a funny post about my latest Formerly Hot moment, which took place last week when it was unseasonably warm. I was in Maryland visiting friends and was chasing after my kids on the playground and sweating like a baked potato that someone forgot to poke air holes in. It occurred to me that as recently as 10 years ago, I would have taken my top off and pretended my purple bra was a bikini top. Now that I’m a Formerly, that seemed like a uniquely bad idea. I was going to sa
The return of the mom jeans
Stumbled upon this. Hilarious.
Stumbled upon this. Hilarious.
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