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““their own grandchildren. Parents like Kate’s are so intent on protecting their kids from their brand of the midlife crisis—their regret over settling down too soon—that these parents fail to see an entirely new midlife crisis is afoot. The postmillennial midlife crisis is figuring out that while we were busy making””

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“can really rescue you, and you have to do something. Not knowing what you want to”

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“Real confidence comes from mastery experiences, which are actual, lived moments of success, especially when things seem difficult.”

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