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Site members can create their own journals and post comments. | Midlife crisis 05-05-2008 at 05:16 am
I think I'm going through a full fledged mid-life crisis. Ugh, this is very strange.
Pathetic.
Hot young women? Sports Cars? Doesn't really appeal to me. I guess I never had the testosterone for them anyhow. Now I have even less.
A motorcycle would be fun, but that is never going to happen.
Completely changing careers could be interesting, but I can't afford the pay cut. (I would give up work in IT to own a small indie movie theater,or a bakery, or become a luthier or something more interesting than my dreary cube day-in and day-out.)
I tried dabbling in politics, but I'm just not power-mad enough to sacrifice my integrity for power.
I started doing management tasks, but that was far more stress than I need.
I've been trying to convince the rest of my family that I should get a dog. My wife and kids are fairly opposed to the idea. I've been thinking of bringing one home some day anyhow.
I have a nice car, workshop full of tools, decent house, pretty wife, two great kids, and a regular well paying job. What more could a middle aged, overweight, moody man want? Have I peaked? Is it time for me to join the old men down at the diner for breakfast?
(I'm in my mid-40's.)
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vasudeva 05-05-2008, 04:33 pm
I bet everyone's kinda whistling on past this journal entry hoping it didn't happen.
At least, that's what the frosted existentialist side suspects.
The wheaty nutritious side wonders how it is your children don't want a dog, and how hard it'd really be to change their dumb little minds.
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johnlenin 05-05-2008, 04:39 pm
Get a dog. Your family will stop being dumb about it eventually.
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BeachGoat 05-05-2008, 04:53 pm
My Mid-fifties has found me exploring watch repair/collecting, gemstone faceting/carving, miniatures and models, cire perdue (lost wax casting), fine woodworking (jewel boxes, etc), and other time intensive fine crafts. They are very satisfying and soothing, easy to get lost in, and gratifying in a selfish way that cannot be bought or given by others. It's cheaper on a marriage (and your health) than porn or coke, and it's good for your mentals.
Scotch and handguns are not recommended.
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dent 05-05-2008, 05:03 pm
Dogs are fucking stressful. Avoid at all costs. My wife just kicked our 6 year old dog to the pound this past Friday because it likes to secretly piss in the house, tip over the trash, bark and bite holes in my other dog. He was a Shar Pei, that fucking asshole.
I still have a dog, but he was the brains of the two.
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hobo 05-05-2008, 08:58 pm
build a dungeon just for the fun of it.
entice young asian boys... ah fuk it just get the dog
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sugarslim 05-05-2008, 09:05 pm
Do some volunteer work and stop trying to fulfill yourself through consumption
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Crackalackin 05-05-2008, 10:36 pm
^^ DOUCHEBAG ALRT LRDKHNA DISPATCHED
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johnlenin 05-05-2008, 10:49 pm
Scratch the dog thing and start building robots.
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LORDKAHUNA 05-05-2008, 10:51 pm
I SENSE A DISTURBANCE!
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shitbox 05-05-2008, 11:10 pm
Dogs are great, and when they go have issues, it's operator error(dentfuck).
I'm not sure if a dog will solve the issue at hand though. Adultery might!
But seriously though, a nicer flat screen and car ain't gonna do it, sugarslit's advice was pretty good. Volunteer, it'll get you out of you for a bit.
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LOki 05-06-2008, 05:11 am
Scotch and handguns ARE recommended.
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graycube 05-06-2008, 06:05 am
Am I becoming a wrinkled old shell of the man I once was, or am I simply becoming more aware of who I've always been?
Am I waking from a dream, or falling asleep?
I had been thinking of taking art classes this fall. And I've been doing some metalcasting and jewelry making...
I always imagined a mid life crises would be sudden. You're cruisin' down the highway of life and suddenly jam on the brakes -- whoa! I'm getting old.
No indeed. It sneaks up on you, eats at you and changes you into a cranky old Republican. I think I will take fries with that today. Extra cheese.
Sigh. Thank goodness Linkswarm still keeps me young.
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nurgleming 05-06-2008, 06:32 am
just buy a puppy and turn up with it, no force on earth can refuse a puppy, apart from that one soldier ;)
get a gun, a nice big one.
get a motorbike, a nice big one.
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autoshoes 05-06-2008, 07:21 am
My suggestions: get in shape. utilize that workshop full of tools you got. take up a hobby.
If you've never had a pet before, get some fish or a cat. they are pretty low maintenance.
a dog involves training, grooming, and walking. iow, lots of work. some people love it, maybe you will, maybe you won't. but know what you're getting yourself into. research all the kinds of dogs and their traits. some are probably better suited for you/your family than others.
of course, what do i know, i'm still a decade and a half or more away from you, so i could be talking outta my ass.
but seriously, get in shape. you'd be amazed how much better you feel all around (mentally & physically). buy some weights and start working out. just do 10-15 mins a day to start and see where you want to go from there. just don't expect results overnight.
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Dumbskull 05-06-2008, 10:17 am
I got a better idea.
Fuck the neighbors’ wife doggy style while you are wearing a red wig and fish net stockings and let…no insist …the pretty wife watch! Then afterwards, take the two great kiddies out for ice cream as ask them if they would rather live with Mommy or Daddy?
That should add a bit of drama into your sorry ass life. Be sure to post up the daily LS journals entries.
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lefen 05-06-2008, 04:30 pm
I think that Dumbskull makes an excellent point, which I will summarize thusly:
Drama - you might think that you want it, but you don't.
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