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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess I view this differently than most people, but I still have young children (7 and 4). I'm glad the younger one won't be off to college until I'm 56! That still feels very young to me. My husband and I had our 20's/early 30's to travel, explore and focus on careers, save money, go to grad school, have fun with friends and spend time with our families. We're planning to retire or semi-retire in our mid-50s so that will hopefully be another fun chapter. [b]We both lost a parent as young adults so know that health can change at any moment and are grateful we were able to spend our time as we have so far.[/b] [/quote]

This.

My spouse died when our youngest was a college freshman so I went from empty nester to widow. My plans to retire in my 50s are now scrapped. No plans to travel since it's just me.[/quote]

I am sorry. The same thing happened to my father, and my sister-in-law.

We make plans and the gods laugh, I guess. This is why I take every day of vacation and travel as much as possible now with my spouse and kids. You never know what tomorrow may bring.[/quote]

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