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Society & Lifestyle > Social Values & Norms Is 40 really the new 30?

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Is 40 really the new 30?

Adulthood is not the destination it once was. At the age of forty, my father considered himself to be an "adult". He wore suits to work, prided himself on his self-denial, and saved for a future that was far too brief. He died of a stroke, just after he reached retirement age.

I loved my father and I respected him; however I never knew him. He was busy at work and tired at home. I appreciate how much he sacrificed for his family, and I know he felt like he had led a good life. My remembered images of him were smoking his pipe in his den, listening to music, tr...

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