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To: Ish who wrote (38164)	9/18/1999 11:01:00 AM
From: Crocodile	Respond to of 71178

Jeez, and I thought I was the only one who had mornings/days/weeks/months/years (select one) like that....

To: Ish who wrote (38164)	9/18/1999 11:07:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 71178

Already? Oh dear...It's funny you say that about wanting to be insulated. (Are you ready- you're going to get the Sat. morning- everyone's asleep, I want to talk post--) I have been very insulated by choice for the past six or so years. Before that I was disgustingly active on school Boards and in church- directed the childrens' choir, belonged to a discussion group, a dinner group, went back to school, served on the Symphony League, all those socially RIGHT things. Then moved out here and thought ENOUGH. Only now with CW gone, I'm wondering if I went too far the other way. Last night Dan and I went out to dinner after seeing Ammo's play-- again-- and had for the first time, a really good talk about how lost we both feel right now. I had assumed that he was just going right on- I mean he has a real career, after all! But it turns out that for him, the career was all about providing for the family; everything he did, just as all I did, was for the goal of successfully raising the boys, of creating a home and a haven, filled with books and music and love. He feels as sad and hurt and lonely as I do, and we weren't sharing it- in typical male fashion, he was just working his tush off, leaving me here feeling alone. He is a relatively young man-just turned 44- and is wondering just what to do now with the rest of his life that isn't just passing time and moving up. I've been reading that little book, Tuesdays With Morrie- which I strongly recommend to all of you here!- and it's all about priorities and meaning. It quotes Ted Turner as once saying, I guess when he was buying CNN- "I don't want my tombstone to read He never owned a broadcasting company." Now is that silly? Well, of course, right now, mine might read- She never bought a winning stock. What do I want it to read? I'm thinking about what Erma Bombeck requested for her epithet- Big deal! I'm used to dust. Well, I would love to hear from anyone who has gone through this life transition, and how they dealt with it. I know I'm not alone; a lot of the moms out here, who live a life similar to mine, are saying the same thing, only they read my columns and think I have a real career. Well, this morning I get to work with several kids on their audition pieces for the musical. ANd already there are several out on the pool house goofing around-- I really can't imagine when that is no more. There are a couple of moms who actually took menial jobs at the schools after their kids were graduated. I thought they were insane. But maybe it makes a certain sense. First voice student arrives. Must go. Thanks for listening, ISh!!