The Fear That Stalks Me

Aging isn’t about appearances, it’s about what I stand to loose

ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Modern Women
Published in
5 min readJan 22, 2024

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Image of Author taken by Ann Own Photography

From the moment I wrote this month’s prompt theme for Modern Women, I knew I would have to respond to it. I’m 44, and I’ll be 45 in just eight weeks. There feels like something monumental in that number, a definite landing in ‘middle age’

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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Modern Women

Writing on female experience, race, motherhood & self-development. Columnist at Green Parent magazine & Parenting Top Writer. Follow me on IG @adeola_moonsong.