Mid-life Crisis

Mid life is the central period of a person's life,

generally considered as the years from about 45 to 55.

A midlife crises is a term coined in 1965

to describe that period of time 

when an adult begins to realize their own mortality

and how much time is left in their life.

Men and women 

are said to react very differently to reaching mid life.

As a result, they also exhibit differences

when experiencing a midlife crisis.

For men, they usually enter a midlife crisis

because they feel that life is passing them by.

The want to acquire all of those things

they have wanted their whole lives.

They tend to make large purchases 

of things that are nostalgic.

For women, they usually enter a midlife crisis

because they reach a certain age

and find that they finally have time to do the things

they had to put on the back burner

while they were raising kids.

As I have been studying a little about this

the past few days,

it would seem that perhaps my guitar lessons

and my photography lessons 

fit into this category.

I never thought of them as parts of a midlife crisis,

but perhaps they are.

Bob, on the other hand,

made a little purchase last week.

Can you say nostalgia??

Hmmm . . . . 

I'm thinking midlife crisis. . . . definitely.

I'd be irritated if he didn't look so darn cute in it.