General Article Oily skin, body parts misbehaving: how perimenopause feels like puberty

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My daughter and I are experiencing unwieldy, messy life transitions together. I’ve found comfort in it.

By Angela Garbes

In a couple of weeks I’ll be 47, and I’ve been surveying the emotional and physical landscape of my year. But in many ways, taking stock of myself has taken a backseat to thinking about my older child, who will turn 10 in a month. When I squint and angle my head just so, I can still see the infant in her: the high, smooth forehead; sparkling hazel eyes, which caught me off ...

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