Leslie's Omnibus

Bus Fumes

Oh, sure! Absolve men of all responsibility for this:
The midlife crisis is a myth—sort of

Many believe that men go through a midlife crisis when they are in middle age. Not quite. Many middle-aged men do go through midlife crises, but it's not because they are middle-aged. It's because their wives are. From the evolutionary psychological perspective, a man's midlife crisis is precipitated by his wife's imminent menopause and end of her reproductive career, and thus his renewed need to attract younger women. Accordingly, a 50-year-old man married to a 25-year-old woman would not go through a midlife crisis, while a 25-year-old man married to a 50-year-old woman would, just like a more typical 50-year-old man married to a 50-year-old woman. It's not his midlife that matters; it's hers. When he buys a shiny-red sports car, he's not trying to regain his youth; he's trying to attract young women to replace his menopausal wife by trumpeting his flash and cash.
Blame it on the woman. Go right ahead.

More here.
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This teacher ranks right up there with my third grade teacher, Mrs. Clark, who announced on the first day of school that she assumed that we all knew that there was no such thing as Santa Claus.

Some people should never be let loose near children.
Leslie

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