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The Queen of My Self
Reflections of an ‘Empty Nester’
By
Donna Henes
By Rev. Kelly Thibeault After a summer of waiting, the time has finally come. It is finished. After almost 24 years of childrearing, our nest is now empty. Our son, our youngest child, headed off to college in Nebraska a few weeks ago. I’ve done a lot of thinking this summer, reminiscing over the…
Angry Young Women Return – Wiser and Happier in Midlife
By
Donna Henes
By Edward Helmore In the years since Cathi Hanauer’s bestselling anthology of life stories, the women she spoke to have new goals In 2002, Cathi Hanauer published The Bitch in the House, a bestselling compilation of 26 life stories by women who felt they were carrying a disproportionate load in the home and in their…
Female Midlife Crises Might Be The Silent Majority
By
Donna Henes
BY Jody Rogoff Moses , Australia Are we all just too damn busy to wallow in our unclaimed aspirations? Eugh. Have you ever been able to identify a woman in midlife crisis? Have you seen her abandon her kids, thermomix and marital boredom and run from her suburban door to buy a new car or…
On Not Becoming A Ballerina
By
Donna Henes
By Molly Fisk Well, I seem to be having a mid-life crisis. I hoped to avoid this by staying very busy in the middle of my life, which was around age 37. Even though many Baby Boomers pretend middle age begins at 75 and old age doesn’t really start until a few days after you’ve…
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