The conversation went something like this...

T: (Looking concerned) WOW... Mommy, you're getting lots of stripes!

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Me: Stripes? What do you mean? Where?

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T: Look... here... and here...

He gently reached up and touched the outside corners of my eyes and then my forehead...

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Me: OH! (Chuckling) Do you mean wrinkles?

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T: Yeah... wrinkles!

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Me: Yep, I am getting old!

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T: Yeah... Really old! AND they're on your lips... do you need "Shap-shtick"?

(Trevan-ism for Chapstick.)

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Me: Maybe... do you think so?

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T: I'll go get it...

(He returned a moment later "Shap-shtick" in hand...)

Don't worry Mom...

Even though you're old, you're still beautiful!

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Me: (Smiling and giving him a little hug) Thanks, Trev... I think!

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Well, at least I can always count on him to give an honest opinion!

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And thanks to Jane for this FAB photo of me at Lunch the other day...

(I stole it off her blog and tweaked it a bit...)

It just per-fectly illustrates this little incident by clearly showing off all of my "stripes" !