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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I loved who I was in my early 20's. I got out, had fun, earned a masters degree, traveled for work every month. Then I got married, had kids, my job function turned remote by virtue of "industry improvements", and I'm struggling. I stay home basically 24/7, my life revolves around laundry and dishes. I struggle to connect with people because of this. I watch the news, so I am not wholly ignorant of what's going on in the world, but I feel...ignorant. On autopilot. I used to think my mother was stupid, but now I realize the trap that middle aged women with schoolchildren fall into. My husband has an "important" job (has been on TV during recent hurricanes), and I feel so left behind. Can anyone relate?[/quote]

I'm sure your mother loved who she was in her early 20s too when she got out, had fun, wasn't tied down yet.
I don't understand these laments about the drudgery of motherhood.  Two decades of "service" is the trade-off for having a family.  Motherhood is drudgery most of the time, it's always been part of the job description unless you want to give your children a complex.

What were you expecting, to live that 20s life forever?  If you didn't have a family you'd probably still end up in an un-envied life because age-ism in the workplace will get you, people will pity your spinsterhood, they'll snivel "cat lady" behind your back - all that stuff. It's no picnic for single middle-aged women.  [/quote]

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