Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up

by Alexandra Potter

Just when you think your life can’t get any worse, there’s always the discovery that a couple of newlyweds are shagging in your old bedroom to plunge you to new depths.

I’m grateful for: My wine, which was so delicious I had to order two more glasses.

“But that’s one of the good things about getting older: often the most terrible of things turn into the most amusing through the lens of time.”