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The importance of being eyebrowed
So, the other day, I looked down and wondered whose hands were those attached to my wrists. They looked too dry and wrinkly to be mine. They reminded me of my grandmother. Well, she was a hard-working woman. Having her hands might not be such a bad thing.
Then I looked at myself in the mirror. And I realized that my teeth weren't exactly in the same place as they were yesterday. But my smile is still a good one.
And my ears. Well, let's just say, I knew from family photos, that this particular part of my body would someday get larger.
In fact, it seems that the entire landscape of my face is experiencing a shift in its foundation. From a geological point of view, I'm having eruptions (old age spots), floods (eye leakage), and quakes resulting in new fault lines everyday.
Most of these changes I expected and can deal with.
But the other day, I discovered something quite unexpected.
I took off my glasses. Something was missing. I leaned closer to the mirror. And closer still. Until my nose pressed against the cool surface. Yes, this particular part of my anatomy had vanished.
My eyebrows!
Where there should have been a nicely shaped arch covering the length of my eye and beyond, there was this little apostrophe. Just hanging there. Like it actually belonged on my face.
When did this happen? I have a ton of hair. On my head. Under my arms. Sneaking out from my bathing suit bottoms. Even some very unwanted hairs above my upper lip.
So why had my eyebrows gone missing?
I thought about all those wonderful adjectives associated with one's brows, words used to describe feelings and emotions.
Sadness: Her eyebrows dipped inward.
Confusion: His bushy eyebrows crinkled.
Determination: Her eyebrows, straight as a ruler, told me she played by the book.
Flirty: He lifted one eyebrow and winked at me.
Eyebrows scrunch, gather, stray, lift, sag. They are an important part of our face.
I couldn't help but stare at myself.
I was totally shocked.
But, of course, you couldn't tell by looking at me. Because I no longer have any eyebrows to raise in surprise.
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Comments (29)
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Report Sat Sep 22, 2012 - 9:52 pmAt least you can use makeup to enhance your eyebrows. Mine are growing as much as ever and I have to remember to pluck every day. I'd trade in a minute.Reply -
1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 22, 2012 at 11:33 pm
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Report Sat Sep 22, 2012 - 8:53 pmI know can you believe it...one more thing to worry about. I think someone should give us a catalogue at 18 of everything that is going to go wrong, I am getting a little tired of the nasty surprises.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 22, 2012 at 9:16 pm
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Report Sat Sep 22, 2012 - 8:16 pmOh isn't nature so cruel? i have been drawing mine in for about 30 years (so Light)..so now I just color darker!! Pretty soon I will drawing crazy grandma lips too!Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 22, 2012 at 8:27 pm
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Mon Sep 3, 2012 - 1:55 am
You have such a fun way of describing the aging process... At least I know that I am not the only one losing my eyebrows... along with everything else.Reply -
1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Sep 22, 2012 at 8:24 pm
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Report Sat Aug 4, 2012 - 11:29 pmJanie Very funny and entirely relatable. Loved this post! Thanks for the smiles...although you couldn't tell that from my eyebrows. JeriReply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Sat Aug 4, 2012 at 11:55 pm
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Report Thu Aug 2, 2012 - 7:40 pmMy eyebrows have gone white! Not even gray. I'm not even 40...yet. There is plenty of hair on my body I wish would disappear. Not such luck, huh Janie? Lol. Great post. Plus, great reminder for all the ways to write about the eyebrow.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Aug 2, 2012 at 8:01 pm
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 7:54 pmFunny, Janie! As a fellow writer, I know how important eyebrows are for showing expression, but as a fair haired person, I admit I have never really had them to begin with. Mine mostly come from a blonde eyebrow pencil!Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Aug 2, 2012 at 9:43 am
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Report Thu Aug 2, 2012 - 8:24 amHave you had a physical lately ... if not have them check your throid levels ..Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Aug 2, 2012 at 9:42 am
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Thu Aug 2, 2012 - 12:53 am
Hey Janie, Mine are moving down to my eyelid! WTF. (got my book today, yay!)Reply -
1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Aug 2, 2012 at 2:36 am
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 9:59 pmJanes, I was so happy to be able to relate to all the other body parts you mentioned that I checked and eyebrows aren"t really my problem, YET!!! LesReply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Aug 2, 2012 at 12:14 am
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 9:25 pmI never noticed that your eyebrows were disappearing so don't worry about it. You look just fine to me.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Thu Aug 2, 2012 at 12:13 am
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 7:40 pmCute post, Janie--and I never noticed that your eyebrows were slipping away. Guess it's because you look so great even without them!Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Aug 1, 2012 at 8:40 pm
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 7:29 pmJanie; What a funny post. Don't despair - a few strokes with an eyebrow pencil and you'll be able to raise your brows in horror, surprise, or whatever emotion you want. This is the voice of experience talking...Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Aug 1, 2012 at 8:38 pm
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 7:23 pmHa ha. Welcome to the older years, Janie. I lost the outer third of my brows through hypothyroidism many years ago. They've grown back some but when I get my hair dyed I have my stylist touch up the color of the brows too. In the dead center of one is a cluster of greys. It looks like there's a hole in the middel of them.Reply
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1 reply, Last reply by Janie Emaus on Wed Aug 1, 2012 at 7:28 pm
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Report Wed Aug 1, 2012 - 6:23 pmI would personally say that it's perfect for everyone wants to know about it.Reply
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