Week 8

Week 8 

Midlife Myths 

This week I had to comment on this topic because it is something I am really interested in, and the fact that I am doing my project on this topic I have been reading a lot about it. Although I enjoyed the article "Midlife Myths" I can say that even though the data shows that middle age is suppose to be the best times of our lives, I do not agree. They say this because apparently most people are financially secure by this age, and for the most part stable in a relationship, also middle aged people are headed towards the end of their careers. In this article they suggest that midlife crisis is more of a myth, or that very few people experience this, again I think they need to investigate a little further. I myself am in my mid-life stage and I am the prime example of a midlife crisis. In my thirties this may have been more of a reality, but then the bomb dropped. My marriage was lost after 26 years, I lost my great paying job because of a forced relocation that I was not able to do, I experienced "Empty Nest" syndrome, and found myself starting in college with no financial backing, if this isn't a crisis than I don't know what it is. If I could discuss this with the author I would ask her how many people in this age range were included in the research, and also it would be interesting to know if the recent recession plays a big role, shifting towards midlife crisis. I have to admit after reading this article I kind of felt like a looser, however I am going to stay strong and keep aiming for my goals, I may not reach them for quite sometime but it is all I have left, crisis or not I will come out on top once again.