Before I write about the problems of being a single parent, and they are extensive. None of the problems are the fault of the child I hasten to add. I want to address the issue of getting older in years. We reach our peak in our thirties and slowly over time throughout the late thirties, forties and into the fifties we begin to mature and reflect. Sometimes in anguish but more often with joy at the hurdles we have overcome. One of the most important lessons is to have confidence in your abilities to adapt to adjust to interact with the world around you. In your fifties you do begin to notice your faculties begin to tire. I think the forties the aging process is a bit of a shock to the system and all kinds of ailments begin to surface. Often related to the brain not functioning with the same energies of youth. We begin to cut down on things we used to do with impunity when we were younger. The importance of not getting isolated is all important but a difficult one to handle when people ...