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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel that SAHMs feel they retire when their husbands do. Their “work life” is so closely linked.

A friend of mine has never worked and recently said her and her husband were planning to retire in two years. [/quote]

That’s what your friends might say, but really, their work is over when the kids are off to college. So from a cognitive perspective, they “retire” whatever age that may be, 50 for some 55-60 for others. So I don’t really buy this whole concept anyway, that people start withering away when they retire - some do, especially those that never took the time to cultivate friendships, hobbies and a purpose besides work. Conversely, there are SAHMs whose intellect deteriorates as soon as they stop working to become a SAHM, who don’t feel like they have a purpose or a social outlet (they usually return to work after a few years). And then there are some SHAMs who seek out a social network, a purpose besides kids and family, and an intellectually stimulating hobby (museum guides or boards etc). So work versus non-work isn’t what we really should be worried about. [/quote]

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