Life Transitions Gifts

'Rock of Ages'

"Your mother and I want to make your 21st birthday a moving experience. We'll help you pack."

'I think we've reached that awkward age where we're too old to run away and join the circus and too young to run away and join AARP.'

'I have this fear of the real world...'

The fate of the emigrant

'For your information, I am engaging the energy of change and complexity to create the future I desire.'

"I cancelled the cable, turned off the phone, shut down the internet. . . where the hell am I??"

'Yes, death signifies a cosmic change of address. Alas, your husband's mail will not be forwarded.'

'Chicken soup for dummies who don't sweat the small stuff.'

"Hon, I'm taking your advice and starting a new chapter."

"It's a coming-of-middle-age story."

I was starting a new chapter in my life and I tripped over a footnote.

Doubt or Certainy

Three years ago during a special episode of the Ask Sadie™ show, our resident octogenarian asked readers for advice about how she could deal with her midlife crisis. You should try a radical makeover. When I hit midlife, I dyed my hair, got some tattoos, and dropped 75 pounds. My husband barely recognized me when he returned from overseas. He was not happy with my "new self," so I divorced him rather than change who I'd become. It was the best decision I'd made since I cut my thieving mother out

'So push has come to shove...'

Women

"That's O.K., Dad. I think I'll do with the ambient waterfall sounds tonight."

'Guess what! I got my act together! And this is it!'

"Have a nice day harvesting data, honey."

"Just accept it, Frank. You're a bald eagle."

Truthfully, I'm just a frustrated insurance agent …

PastFuture.

You're not a little girl anymore

'Finally my boss noticed me today, I got fired.'

Businessman Panhandling

"Just be happy you're getting in, worry about your hair later."

"Hello, I'm the bluebird of quiet resignation."

"To tell you the truth, I never thought downward mobility would be so, well, downward."

"Yesterday we're caterpillars, today this. Can't wait to see what's next."

Strange Aftertaste birthday cards.

'This isn't any comparison to my going through menopause!'

"I know it's hard to shift gears coming here from your day job as an editor, but the customers don’t like their drinks watered down."

"Even when this drought is over, things will never be the same."

'I'd like to change my major from electrical engineering to English or something.'

"Yes, many of us have had life changes since you switched focus to Environmental Law."