Top News From Today's "Boomiverse"
Reinventing Middle Age
Daphne Merkin
New York Times Magazine
May 6, 2007
Overview: Markin reflects on the boomer generation and reinventing middle age. She shares, “Hold on, now. Being young was never as great as it’s made out to be and being middle-aged is not as bad as all that. Take a deep breath.”
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/magazine/06WWLN-Lede-t.html?ref=magazine
Childless Baby Boomer Women Fare as Well Psychologically as Do Mothers
Senior Journal
May 7, 2007
Overview: This article shares, “University of Florida study finds women of the baby boomer generation think motherhood is less critical than other factors that shape a woman’s life.”
http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Boomers/2007/7-05-07-Childless.htm
Booming into adventure
Bonnie Jenko
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
May 7, 2007
Overview: Jenko reflects on the boomer generation and retirement trends. She writes, “So get ready for us, world. We embrace adventure: rock climbing, skydiving or kayaking. We give of ourselves: volunteering in schools, assisting the elderly or building houses for the needy.”