Sixty-five years old. No paycheck. No thank you. No rest. Just a free babysitter for 2 years. My own son watched it happen and said nothing. The day I chose myself – he called it selfish. I called it survival. I chose survival…. They never expected what came next….. – News

after you are gone.

But I think legacy is also what you show people while you are here.

What did I show my grandchildren when I was running myself into the ground?

I showed them that adults, especially women, erase themselves for other people.

That your time is not your own.

That saying no is abandonment.

What am I showing them now?

That a woman in her mid-60s continue reading …