Huffington Magazine Issue 54 | Page 28

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.