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[quote=Anonymous]No. I'm white, I had my kids in my late 30s, and people still tell me I look 10-15 years younger than I am. It's genetic. My mom had four kids and looked very youthful until menopause. Even now, in her 70s, she looks younger than she is, though she still looks "old". Because she is.

Sometimes I look more tired now because I am. Having small children is truly exhausting. There's nothing like it. Before I had children, I had an extremely demanding job that regularly required extensive travel (and not fun travel, but like taking the red eye from Minneapolis to Phoenix to make a meeting on a Saturday morning travel) and working insane hours. I thought nothing would ever make me feel as tired as that job. But having kids does. However, it's also WAAAAAAAY more rewarding than some BS corporate gig, so I wouldn't trade back for all the money in the world. But yeah, I'm tired.

It's just genetics, plus luck, plus lifestyle, plus some upkeep. Some people look youthful for a long time, some don't. Look at Salma Hayek, Julia Roberts, Halle Berry, Paul Rudd, John Stamos, JLo... yes, they are wealthy and have access to procedures and makeup artists and all that. But that stuff only goes so far. And it won't work if you are predisposed to age poorly, or if you have a terrible lifestyle.[/quote]

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