{"id":3,"date":"2018-03-30T12:54:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-30T12:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midlifecrices.com\/?p=3"},"modified":"2025-04-21T05:00:14","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:00:14","slug":"a-serious-mid-life-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midlifecrices.com\/?p=3","title":{"rendered":"A serious mid life crisis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I feel that at this juncture it is only fair that I explain the reason for writing this journal and the spelling of the title.<\/p>\n<p>When we decided to sell our family home \u00a0we had nowhere to go and no clue what we were doing or why, simply an amorphous idea that things could be different. \u00a0As time went on proposals were put forward and a plan was formulated, however, \u00a0remembering why you made particular decisions is sometimes difficult; \u00a0my Darling Dad has dementia and I wish I could remember everything for him but I can\u2019t, so to ensure that I never forget what we are doing and why I thought I\u2019d write it down.<\/p>\n<p>With regard to the title, I wanted to call it a serious midlife crisis but \u00a0all the midlife crisis (singular and plural) web names were taken, \u00a0so I used a phonetic spelling which only works in the plural, which, considering my motto of; \u00a0people only take notice if you get it wrong, seemed entirely appropriate. \u00a0Thus appeared a \u2018series of midlife crices\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>On a personal note, ten days into spring and I have hay fever&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I feel that at this juncture it is only fair that I explain the reason for writing this journal and the spelling of the title. 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