King Kat 1 wrote:
Canadian Freedom Lover wrote:
Too weird to be normal, too normal to be weird
That's pretty much me, I can blend in well enough but getting into middle age I am burning out. I always say, what about people like me? Who own their own home, work full time, and our self-sufficient. I feel folks like me are on their own.
I avoided burnout by retiring at 59! A few years later I'm functioning much better without the stress of work.
My boss always waited to the last moment and counted on me to bail him out. I got tired of that.
Last year I did too much by having too many renovations done on the house. Should have spaced it out more.
But now I'm finally settled into a groove at doing everything at my own pace. As well as all the subtle pressures society places on us to be "normal" when that isn't possible.
A good example is dressing as woman when you are assigned male at birth. I dress very well in upscale XS women's clothes. When I go out everything fits perfectly and folks treat me with respect. I look young enough that everyone sees me. Older women fade into invisibility. Can't do that with men's clothes as I'm too small for Peter Manning's clothes for short men. I'd have to have fully custom clothes made for me.
Been there, done that.
04 Sep 2025, 5:22 pm
