доступно Retirement Anxiety: Finding Peace and Purpose After Work

DEAR ABBY: I am a 66-year-old woman who has worked full-time for 47 years, in addition⁣ to raising two children and maintaining a ⁣home. ⁢I will be⁤ retiring in three months as, honestly, I’m tired of the rat race.

I’m single and don’t have a boyfriend. I⁢ have plenty of friends ‍and⁤ family, but⁣ I’m increasingly ⁣nervous‌ about what I’ll do with my spare time. I know I‌ should feel ‍happy and ⁤grateful that I’m able to retire, but ⁣at ⁣the same time, I’m having anxiety​ over⁢ this freedom. Have you any suggestions to offer? – ⁣STOPPING SOON IN TEXAS

DEAR STOPPING: ⁤Start making ⁣a list of what your interests are.‌ your ⁢retirement years could offer you the chance to travel and ⁢see the ⁢wonders this country has to ⁢offer. you could take adult education classes at a nearby college or university. You ‌might like ‌to volunteer ⁢some time on projects or charities in your community.‍ Or you could ‍just hang‍ out with friends. How you choose to spend your ⁣free time is entirely up to you and ‌limited ‌only by your imagination.

DEAR ABBY: To help out⁣ his parents, I‍ pick​ up my grandson ​from day care⁢ two days a week. I recently started ⁤taking him to a local park for‌ about 45 minutes⁤ before I take him home. I’m‍ physically active and climb the slides, chase him⁣ around, and play with him. He loves our time together.

Over ⁤the last two ​weeks, there has been a little 6-year-old girl at the ⁢park who seems to be on her own. Her ‌parents,​ I⁤ assume, ⁢are in the parking lot. They are not in the⁢ park play area.

The time we are there is the⁣ same ​time school gets out, so I’m sure she goes‌ there every day after school.

She‍ has attached herself to us and wants me to go down the slide with​ her, ⁢push ⁢her on the⁣ swings, ​and chase‌ her constantly, and⁢ she asks me to watch her do this or that. Whatever we are doing, she is right there.

She is ‌cute and‍ sweet, but she ⁢is taking