that’s not a midlife crisis, that’s a spine growing back. clear-eyed, grounded, and brave in a very unglamorous way... choosing yourself even when it’s expensive, messy, and late in the story.
The assumption is that only women need these changes. My partner’s daughters suggested divorce from their unkind mother whose verbal abuse and self-involvement chacterized the marriage. Family and friends celebrate its end.
“quietly refusing to shrink any further.”
that’s not a midlife crisis, that’s a spine growing back. clear-eyed, grounded, and brave in a very unglamorous way... choosing yourself even when it’s expensive, messy, and late in the story.
Yep! It’s a survival story! 👏
The assumption is that only women need these changes. My partner’s daughters suggested divorce from their unkind mother whose verbal abuse and self-involvement chacterized the marriage. Family and friends celebrate its end.