advice column: My Mom Is Having a Truly Embarrassing Midlife Crisis

[MatureDJ]

Dear Care and Feeding: My Mom Is Having a Truly Embarrassing Midlife Crisis

Parenting advice on midlife crises, ways of grieving, and the attack on trans kids.

slate.com

I’m 16 and my parents are 32 and 33. My whole life I’ve heard how much my mom sacrificed for me and how she gave up her whole youth to become a mother. Over a year ago, my mom decided that she didn’t want to be with my dad anymore. She started dressing differently and going out. She stopped cooking and cleaning all the time. Wherever we go, men look at her and treat her differently. Even my friends ask about her and one of my teachers likes her too. My dad still loves her and wants to be with her. How can I get my mom to stop this midlife crisis?

So her mother got knocked up at age 16 (or maybe 15) - is it any wonder she has turned into a slut?

 

[SW15]

32 is not yet midlife crisis age. Try 40.

 

[BackInTheGame78]

32 is way too young to have a mid life crisis. That doesn't happen til your early to mid 40s.

Whatever it is that is going on, it has nothing to do with that