wrinkle wreflections

When I was about 10 years old, I was told that, for every year you age you form a new wrinkle on your face to reflect that age.

Now, these are those little Tidbits of Wisdom that in reality make absolutely no sense but somehow compose that which you remember for the rest of your life. I grew up fearful of the "odd" years, due to the fact that I am very obsessed with symmetry and perfect balance in just about every aspect of my life. Imagine having more wrinkles on one side of the face than the other! For years I would squint into the mirror and count the lines around my eyes, furrowing my eyebrows, trying to prove this hypothesis, but (thus far luckily) have been unable to find truth to this fable.