Comments on: Welcome to the New Home for Women in Second Adulthood

By: Felyce

Felyce — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:02:19 +0000

I am curious about this book? Are the 60s addressed? Ageism?

I have been experiencing what appears to be agism for some time. I am the oldest teacher at an elementary school where most of the teachers are women 30ish who are starting their families. I am treated like I am invisible when in small meetings with younger teachers. I’m usually reserved ( a drummed in behavior) and do not like to interrupt in order to be heard. Some people go on and on. It seems as though others are not being invited into the conversation. How can I overcome these obstacles?

By: Deb Wilhite

Deb Wilhite — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 18:39:39 +0000

I can’t wait to share this information, not only with my friends but with my granddaughters. There’s stuff in here they need to know, especially Gloria and Bella. We’ve still got work to do… let’s get busy and make sure the next generation knows how it really was and how it came to be!!

By: Susan Crowe

Susan Crowe — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:50:36 +0000

There’s not a woman I know, no matter what her age, that doesn’t breathe a sigh of relief at the wisdom imparted from a book like this. Mary Oliver spoke about this in her poem, Wild Geese:
You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for a hundred miles through the desert repenting.
You only have to let the soft animal of your body
love what it loves.
So we can be who we are, and it’s good enough. Such a complex concept to learn! I can never get enough of that. Thanks Suzanne

By: Shannon A.

Shannon A. — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 18:58:14 +0000

I’m not quite 50, however, reading through this website reiterates to me that life just keeps getting better! We all need to embrace our age, not deny it.

By: Marlaine Selip

Marlaine Selip — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:02:43 +0000

I love this site. It’s perfect for women at this GREAT time in our lives our second Adulthood. I’m going to recommend this to all my friends…finally a place for us to network and look forward.

By: sue22655

sue22655 — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:35:47 +0000

50 is less than 2 years away and reading your blog entries, those of fellow posters, and knowing all the wonderful and dynamic women I know over age 50 really lets me know that the best is yet to come. I have nothing to fear of aging and aging well.

By: Heather Street

Heather Street — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:14:12 +0000

I’m really looking forward to reading this book. She is one of my dearest friends. I’m glad I now can justify my behavior by something written. Much love. Heather xxxooo

By: jane adams

jane adams — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:35:25 +0000

Women our age are generally invisible societally except to those who know us personally. Most lifespan and adult development research swoops from the empty nest stage to “old old” without taking note of the years in between. We’re also pretty low-profile in cyberspace – one of the best ways to remedy that is to turn other women our age who aren’t very net-savvy yet onto sites like these!

By: jane adams

jane adams — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 02:31:58 +0000

While we’re visible to those who know us personally, women over 50 are often invisible to everyone else! Often we’re overlooked on the net, too, and the best thing we can do for our peers who aren’t net-savvy yet is to introduce them to sites like this.
Most lifespan/adult development literature goes from the empty nest stage to “old old” and hasn’t caught up, yet, with the reality of who we are, the impact we have, the lerssons we have to teach and those we’ve yet to learn.