HUFFINGTON
06.23.13
GETTY IMAGES/GALLO IMAGES ROOTS COLLECTION
Voices
AMY
WRUBLE
40 Effed
Up Things
About
Being 40
AFTER A FEW YEARS of not being able to
read the fine print (apologies to my kid for the
guess-the-dose Infant Advil), I broke down
and bought my first pair of reading glasses.
At the drug store counter, it was like the
reverse of a teen nervously buying condoms.
“First pair of reading glasses,” I informed the
clerk, just to prove that I’m not at all embarrassed. “My mom wears those,” she smiled.
And now, I’m mortified.