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Being forty something has been quite a new experience. My kids are grown and gone. They have their own lives to lead. I can only hope that I have given them a strong foundation on which to build upon. I was a stay at home mom for the past 28 years. I put all I had into my kids and now I am alone with my husband that I love very dearly. I think to myself what do I do now? I have been contemplating my self worth and what I may be able to contribute to others in the future. I feel slightly guilty at the thought of being able to have "ME" time now. Do I go back to school? Learn a new language? Do some volunteer work? The possibilities are endless and a bit scary to think about. I've been a good mother, wife, step mother, friend, and everything in between. But those things don't stop for me, I will continue to be the same person I have always been. I will also learn to be a new person. I look at this phase of life as a new challenge. I will try new things and have fun with them. I, Myself get a chance to be a kid again. I will work towards new achievements. I will still be ME, only better.

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