Comments on: What Midlife Crisis?

By: Conz

Conz — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:14:34 +0000

To avoid any meltdowns, I developed my instant empowerment phrase. I listen very carefully to what someone else wants me to do, assess it’s relevance, fun, challenge, and how much of my time it will take, and if the request doesn’t meet my criteria, I say “Hmmm, yeah…I’m not doing that.” It’s cheaper than a car. But, my my Carine, you do look cute in that Mini-Cooper.

By: christie

christie — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 17:04:50 +0000

Without actual design, I appear to have blown up my life about every ten years. Sounds like you like to do the same Carine. Brilliant! Keeps everyone guessing and certainly makes the blood sing too. Who knows what you’ll do next? I cant wait to hear about it.

By: rosemary

rosemary — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 02:22:54 +0000

Dear Pru is totally 100 percent correct. If those of us with children had true, died in the wool mid-life crises, then we would most certainly be deemed bad parents ala “Kramer vs Kramer.” God knows it’s tempting, though. But hey, I’ll live vicariously through yours knowing full well that I did, in fact, live my teenage and pre-marital years to the fullest.

By: Chantal

Chantal — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 19:20:15 +0000

My personal opinion of a mid-life crisis has been narrowed down to the next “hot flash”, “mood swing” and occasional “full bladder urges requiring prompt relief”! Outside of those and at this stage of our lives, we are indeed more secure & comfortable in our skin; we know what we want, when we would like to have it and have a pretty good idea on how to get it! The results are usually pretty satisfying to say the least! Therefore Carine, move on right along, live it up! and stop searching! You’re doing just fine!

By: Lori Oliver-Tierney

Lori Oliver-Tierney — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 05:45:50 +0000

I have no answers, only questions.

By: Sandra Zebi

Sandra Zebi — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:35:41 +0000

VIVA LA VIDA LOCA

Crises is not be able to enjoy life like a teen, sex,drugs and rock and roll should be part of our routine, we should live today, forget the past and don’t think about the future, delete the sugar daddy and become a sugar mama.
If you drive a mini cooper you are super-duper, write like Carine, sing like Madonna and paint like Zebi and 40,50,60,70…………. will be just like your 20….

By: dearpru

dearpru — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 23:06:34 +0000

I would love to have a mid-life crisis, but I have children instead. Children are, of course, a crisis from day one when they arrive red and wrinkled and screaming for your tits. (In this way, they remind me of all the men I’ve ever met who are in the midst of a mid-life crisis.) Bottom line: a mother isn’t allowed the indulgence of a mid-life crisis. After all, who will take the kids to school, feed the little buggers and notice that their shoes are too tight if mom is gallavanting at Two Bunch Palms with a brooding James Dean lookalike who is pretending he’s a writer, but actually just has a talent for sarcasm? Not that I know anyone who fits this description…