I’m having issues, people. Nothing major. Nothing that has anything to do with stories from the cover of The Wall Street Journal or the front page of the Washington Post.
In other words, nothing important. Nothing important to people who aren’t me.
HOWEVER, I’m reliving my teens and I am NOT happy about it.
I’d be happy about it if my legs and ass were as skinny as they were back then. Or if my hair were as long and full and…awesome. OR if my boobs were as pleasantly plump and perky as they used to be. But, alas, that’s not the case.
I’m broken out like a mo-fo. It happens every month at the same time and let me tell you, it’s starting to get on my nerves.
I’m THIRTY for crying out loud. Aren’t there benefits to being thirty and fabulous? Aren’t you supposed to actually BE fabulous? And not covered in acne and spending your heard earned dollars from your cushy after school internet job *cough* in the face wash section at Walgreens?
I mean, I canceled my ProActiv account years ago. That shit is expensive and I’m no Jessica Simpson. *Thank god, though. Really.*
I want to be thirty, flirty and thriving! Not thirty, cellulitey and broken out. That just sounds stupid.
*After writing this, I did some research and made a decision to have my IUD removed. Hopefully it will help with this issue as well!*
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I just turned 41 last friday and guess what, I have a honker on my chin, why because I was too damn lazy to walk to the outdoor shower to get my proactiv scrub. I will use it forever. It works, I don’t care how expensive it is, I will go find a pimp to keep me in proactiv! I feel you!
Twitter: give_me_a_latte
September 29, 2009 at 9:15 am
My skin SERIOUSLY changed when I hit 30. Just one more nail in the coffin….
I had “normal” teenage acne. I turned 18 and my face turned against me. I’m 40 and my acne is even worse. Seriously WTH?!
So what you’re telling me is, me counting down the days until I turn thirty is not such a good idea. Why must you always shoot down my dreams Meghan, WHY!
Twitter: alotofnothing
September 29, 2009 at 10:12 am
Acne is stupid.
I get to pay a dermatologist every few months to tell me that.
I’m pretty sure it’s an issue of household acne quotas– you’ll bear this burden until your kids are old enough to have it passed on to them. Then you just sit back, flirty and fabulous at last, and just laugh and laugh at them.
I totally blame it on having a kid. I never broke out, ever, until I got pregnant. Now? Yeah, my face looks like a meth addict once a month. 30′s? meh… I’m looking forward to 40.
I have said more than once lately that there is something very wrong with a world where I have acne and wrinkles at the same time. VERY. WRONG.
Twitter: Anne54304
September 29, 2009 at 11:22 am
I want to be thirty, flirty and thriving too!!!! I also have the problem with breaking out occasionally and I hate it! Oh, and could I get a side order of some perky breasts with that please?
I never had acne until I turned 21 and then shit went bananas. I”m 25 and still haven’t fixed the problem. I personally think ProActiv made my skin worse, but I know it worked for many others. It was very fitting for me to read this post today because I have already spent two hours researching face washes at work.
Twitter: MommaIncredible
September 29, 2009 at 12:10 pm
My thirty fourth birthday is Friday and I have a whopper ready to rear its ugly head in the middle of my forehead. Why didn’t anybody tell us about this crap? Let me know what you find to work, because I’ve canceled my ProActiv too…
Twitter: outnumberedisme
September 29, 2009 at 12:35 pm
30? Stop your whining. You’re still a baby. I just wrote a post about this very subject yesterday. Check it out. You might feel better… BTW, if that’s you in the picture, you still look pretty hot to me. :-)
My skin is actually worse in adulthood than it ever was when I was a teenager. I used ProActiv for awhile because my skin FREAKS out if salicylic acid gets anywhere near it but, many many months (and dollars) later, my skin was still pretty “blah.” I’m using the Clinique 3-step kit and I’m loving it so far.
Adult acne sucks.
Twitter: mamabub
September 29, 2009 at 1:47 pm
You know, my boobs got the message a LONG time ago that we’re not sixteen anymore, I’m just waiting for my face to catch up. It’s just not fair to wake up with a wrinkle and a pimple.
Twitter: thecaffeinatrix
September 29, 2009 at 1:58 pm
Oh honey..I can relate. This adult acne bullshit is just that..BULLSHIT. I NEVER had zits when I was a teenager. Maybe having your Mirena removed will straighten it all out. Also, as a sidebar, when I was on Yaz BCP’s my skin totally cleared up because it suppresses androgens (the cause for female adult acne in most cases). If you require birth control, it might be a good option for you.
yea, i don’t have an IUD to blame it on.
I had the same type of problems with Mirena. It made me crazy in the head, I had back pain, my PMS symptoms got worse, etc. All those things it’s *not* supposed to do, it did. I felt 100 times better after getting it out.
Very funny. Very true.
One word for you sister in acne: Yaz. Although it cleared up my acne I hated the image of the woman in the Yaz commercial giving a little kick singing “We’re Not Going to Take It” by Twisted Sister.
Oh, I guess you had to be there.
I seem to get one really huge zinger a year, but the dark brownish scar just lasts forEVER… suck. I wish I could give you hope about the sagging boobs, but I have no such magic for you. Sorry. Gravity comes for us all, eventually.
Twitter: punkinmama
October 1, 2009 at 7:58 pm
My face has been perpetually broken out for about 5 months now. It’s driving me insane. I’m not 30. No, I’m older than 30. sigh
Twitter: Al_Pal
October 1, 2009 at 9:16 pm
*sadface* I hope the end of Mirena brings the end of obnoxious acne!
Since I’m not a health expert nor someone near your age, can’t help much with your situation here. However, I do have an advice from someone who looks young at 60. Her advice is:
Avoid refined and processed foods. Eat the food when it is still fresh. Exercise regularly in the morning. And do body detoxification once in a while. That’s her secret and hope it helps.
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