Me, I'll likely be puttering around the veggie garden, going to the gym, going on bike rides, doing road trips, low-key stuff.
Thing is it's likely my mom will be living with us, so she'll be right there seeing all this. Yeah, she'll be in her late 80s, and I know she'll be feeling some gratitude about being able to live with family, but she's a critical, opinionated gal, and I can imagine what she'll think. I feel a little ashamed of my lack of ambition compared to her and dad.
Did you start singing...We're not gonna take itNo, we ain't gonna take itWe're not gonna take it anymoreWe've got the right to choose andThere ain't no way we'll lose itThis is our life, this is our songWe'll fight the powers that be justDon't pick our destiny 'causeYou don't know us, you don't belong...
QuoteLittle do they know, I plan to have a ten year maternity leave at the very least ;)Thats totally the easiest transition IMO. " Just taking time out to enjoy the baby, toddler preschooler etc…they grow up so fast." Seems to be widely accepted if you are a mum, a little harder to do if you are a dad, but stay at home dads are definitely gaining acceptance.
Little do they know, I plan to have a ten year maternity leave at the very least ;)
My mom said, "Turning 80 didn't make me feel old, but having a son who's retired...THAT made me feel old."