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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the people who say 50s is better, that makes me feel hopeless. I am in my mid-50s and am struggling more now. My 40s were great. My 50s feel disappointing. I’m tired of trying to drag DH anywhere. He won’t travel and it’s hitting me we will never have the financial freedom my parents had or we hoped for. I loved having my kids around and will miss my youngest like crazy when he leaves in August. This is not to say I’m not happy and excited for him. Many of my friendships faded as our kids grew and it feels lonely. The one bright light is I joined a book club hoping to make new friends and so far it is working well. I love the women I’ve met. [/quote]

Mid-50s and same. Still have kids at home and am so tired of the hamster wheel. In my case it's not peri, maybe it's hormones, or maybe I'm just tired. I fantasize about quitting or retiring but realistically I'd need to find a new position for health insurance benefits. I've also gained 50 (!) pounds in the last 3 years, which is weighing me down literally and figuratively.

I wake up at 5:30, walk the dog, get the kids off to school (they're older so maybe supervise getting them off is more appropriate), then work nonstop until I have to stop to give someone a ride somewhere. Maybe throw in a load of laundry before I have to pick them up. I crawl into bed as early as I can just to do it all again the next day. I'm tired. [/quote]

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