Midlife is often painted as a time of tragic invisibility for women, mourning the way men’s heads no longer turn when they walk by.
But after talking to lots of women over the past four years, exactly NONE of them ever mentioned missing unwanted male attention. Did men make that story up? ? I wonder.
Midlife is often painted as a time of tragic invisibility for women, mourning the way men’s heads no longer turn when they walk by. But after talking to lots of women over the past four years, exactly NONE of them ever mentioned missing unwanted male attention. Did men make that story up? ? I wonder.
Ohhh, that is where the rage in middle age comes from? Because many older women are steaming with fury. ? And that’s really not without reason.
Looking at most women’s lives, they did more and were paid less. Then there’s the emotional and domestic labor, and most women seized more responsibility for children than their partners. No wonder they get frustrated. And then they get to around the age of 50 and think, “F**k this, NO more.” So midlife rage is the logical consequence of too much invisibility or lack of equality as an individual and professional.
Then, after that very righteous fury and rage comes freedom and peace. Obviously, staying angry for too long would be a waste of time. It can take a few years, though, but we’ve been putting up with a lot. ?
Happy Weekend, hot steamy ladies!
