Mountain out of a mole hair on Mum’s Day

• Published date: 24 May 2023
• Publication title: Hastings Leader, The

A funny bit aimed at taking the mickey out of the inevitability of growing old gracefully

Jeepers, did I get to add to this segment this week with some recent purchases. But we are all friends here, so I shall overshare.

Picture this if you will. It’s Mother’s Day morning and you’re enjoying some lovely crumb-filled cuddles in bed with your children. The kids are right up in your face as children like to be.

And one of the wee cherubs looks at you and then announces for all of Taradale to hear, “oh yuck Mum, what is that growing out of your mole?”

Oh the shame! Now, we all know when there is a random hair growing where it shouldn’t be, so this wasn’t news to me. But after running my finger over it intermittently 100 times a day, I was an expert at what I thought was an appropriate length for the hair to grow, and by my calculations we weren’t at plucking level yet.

Just to double check, though, I bought a makeup mirror that magnifies things up to three times as my eyesight is failing me. Know how I know you’re old? See how this works now.

I got the mirror home, assembled it incorrectly so it’s wobbly and got up nice and close and personal with...