Dear Abby: Im about to retire and have anxiety…
DEAR ABBY: I’m a 66-year-old lady who has labored full-time for 47 years, in addition to raising two kids and sustaining a home. I might be retiring in three months because, actually, I’m drained of the rat race.
I’m single and don’t have a boyfriend. I have a lot of buddies and household, but I’m more and more nervous about what I’ll do with my spare time. I do know I ought to really feel comfortable and grateful that I’m ready to retire, but at the same time, I’m having anxiety over this freedom. Have you any recommendations to offer? — STOPPING SOON IN TEXAS
DEAR STOPPING: Start making a checklist of what your pursuits are. Your retirement years might offer you the prospect to journey and see the wonders this nation has to offer. You might take grownup schooling courses at a close by school or college. You would possibly like to volunteer some time on tasks or charities in your group. Or you would just hang around with buddies. How you select to spend your free time is completely up to you and restricted only by your creativeness.
DEAR ABBY: To help out his mother and father, I choose up my grandson from day care two days a week. I just lately began taking him to a local park for about 45 minutes before I take him home. I’m bodily energetic and climb the slides, chase him around, and play with him. He loves our time together.
Over the last two weeks, there was a little 6-year-old woman at the park who appears to be on her own. Her mother and father, I assume, are in the car parking zone. They will not be in the park play space.
The time we’re there may be the same time faculty will get out, so I’m sure she goes there every day after faculty.
She has connected herself to us and desires me to go down the slide with her, push her on the swings, and chase her consistently, and she asks me to watch her do this or that. Whatever we’re doing, she is true there.
She is cute and candy, but she is taking my time away from my grandson. Also, my grandson is irritated at another person demanding my time, which also distracts me from retaining a close eye on him.
There isn’t another park we are able to go to that is close by, and he loves this specific one. The woman is always there when we go. At first, I attempted to embody her in our play, but that made it worse because she wished more consideration.
I’m a retired trainer, so I perceive she is craving consideration from an grownup, but she’s actually impeding on our play time together. How do I politely ask her to go away us alone? — DISTRACTED GRANDMA IN FLORIDA
DEAR GRANDMA: You are assuming that the little woman has a father or mother in the car parking zone. The next time you see her, ask her who is there with her — mother, dad, aunt, caregiver?
If you do, you’ll be able to either meet the individual and clarify the issue or understand that no accountable grownup is trying after her. If this is the case, for heaven’s sake, report it to the varsity or CPS because leaving her all alone is baby endangerment.
Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also recognized as Jeanne Phillips, and was based by her mom, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
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