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Originally Posted by macawlaw
Two observations. First, most people talk about what they know. While we have owned our home here for almost four years, DH and I retired 8 days ago. This is our first extended time here.
My limited experience is that 75% of the women I have met have not worked outside of the home. Their children and their grandchildren have been their lives. That is what they know and talk about.
I love to talk about my children and when asked about them, I do. Depending on my relationship with the other person determines how much information they get.
Second, most of my interactions have been fairly superficial. As most people our age have children/grand children, it’s an easy conversation starter since it is usually a commonality.
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Makes sense, but where are you? On my street there is not one stay-at-home mom. There is a very successful Wall St banker, she started out with humble origins, a lady who ran a very profitable caregiving business, two teachers, a marine, a rental business owner, 2RNs, one social worker etc etc. Their husbands all worked too before retirement. They have for the most part large extended families. I can hear the lady (RN) behind my house giggling with delight because her family has come to visit. My other neighbor’s grand kids are under 5 and are playing ball on my back lawn. Their grandmother was also a career woman. Nothing wrong with staying at home, only I don’t know anyone who did.
Oh, our interactions are definitely not superficial those kids on the lawn they are playing with the ball I got them.