Having lived long enough to have female friends post-45, i've noticed that the ones who don't have kids don't fare very well, mentally. Their are exceptions of course (usually women who were raised very well and/or inherited a stable mentality). But on average, women over 45 without kids tend to LOSE IT!
I had a close group of female friends when i lived in LA. I met them when we were all in our early to mid 30's. They were fun, smart, attractive, interesting. Some got married, some didn't. The ones who got married mostly had kids. Over time, unlike my guy friends, the women all turned on each other. This is true, of course, of women at any age. Ever talk to a college senior ("This is Sarabeth; she's my best friend! Last week Kaitlyn was my best friend. Next week Lauren will be my best friend".) It's a bit ridiculous. But it's 10x worse after 40! One of the women in this group (the least-attractive, perpetually single one) had a nervous breakdown. Before that, she fought with some of the others in the group. Now she rarely socializes with anyone. Another one became an alcoholic, then obese, then a religious nut. She actually married a much more attractive guy - but they never had kids. A third girl in the group, who was as much fun as anyone in her 30's, is now perpetually offended and also stopped talking to most of the others. The ONLY women in that group who stayed sane were the ones who had kids!
Now think about the women you work with. Some can be a pain in the ass and treat their subordinates like children. But the worst of the bunch are almost always childless women in their 50s. They go NUTS!
Surely i'm not the only one who has noticed this. It's as if nature (which is very, very efficient) says: "Well you no longer have a role in perpetuating the future (unlike men, who can reproduce until old and who also protect the tribe from outside attack), so...not much point in wasting any more resources on you!". And their minds and bodies break down and the elements recycled into the universe.
I had a close group of female friends when i lived in LA. I met them when we were all in our early to mid 30's. They were fun, smart, attractive, interesting. Some got married, some didn't. The ones who got married mostly had kids. Over time, unlike my guy friends, the women all turned on each other. This is true, of course, of women at any age. Ever talk to a college senior ("This is Sarabeth; she's my best friend! Last week Kaitlyn was my best friend. Next week Lauren will be my best friend".) It's a bit ridiculous. But it's 10x worse after 40! One of the women in this group (the least-attractive, perpetually single one) had a nervous breakdown. Before that, she fought with some of the others in the group. Now she rarely socializes with anyone. Another one became an alcoholic, then obese, then a religious nut. She actually married a much more attractive guy - but they never had kids. A third girl in the group, who was as much fun as anyone in her 30's, is now perpetually offended and also stopped talking to most of the others. The ONLY women in that group who stayed sane were the ones who had kids!
Now think about the women you work with. Some can be a pain in the ass and treat their subordinates like children. But the worst of the bunch are almost always childless women in their 50s. They go NUTS!
Surely i'm not the only one who has noticed this. It's as if nature (which is very, very efficient) says: "Well you no longer have a role in perpetuating the future (unlike men, who can reproduce until old and who also protect the tribe from outside attack), so...not much point in wasting any more resources on you!". And their minds and bodies break down and the elements recycled into the universe.