my mom & botox

at first i thought maybe the kitchen light was illuminating my mom's face in a peculiar manner...getting closer to the stove, i confirmed my worse fear. this unsubstantiated fear i had carried for the past two weeks. my mom got botox. why? oh pray tell why? i am not 50 years old so i can't imagine what age related questions/insecurities come at that stage of your life but dammit, we've lost another one to botulium toxin type a. she was injected just today. her eyebrows are exaggeratedly arched at this point. i know from watching enough tv that they will descend in a few days time. i cannot & will not judge her for doing this but it pains my heart a bit. why is america so vain & concerned with beauty? why not allow age to slowly announce its arrival? creases around the eyes, gray hairs, wrinkles around the mouth should be proudly displayed. notification to the world that you have lived your life and have had many experiences bestowed upon you. hmm, ask me again in 20 years & let's see....