I’ll just keep my mouth shut…don’t need the drama.

Why some women in midlife have decided to quiet down

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I’m not sure exactly why this happened, but I’ve gotten a little quieter with age. For me, that’s not really what I wanted to do, since I’m already kind of an introvert and a listener more than a talker. But the fact is, I’m a grown woman and I think I’m pretty awesome, smart, funny, you know.

Even though I’m on the quieter side, I like to banter about hot button issues sometimes. But as of late, I’ve decided to just keep the peace, stay in my own zen, and shut the hell up.

Here’s why:

I’m Tired

I don’t mean that I’m old and that makes me tired. On the contrary. I’m tired of mindless stuff. I don’t enjoy pointless arguments, moodiness, or people that get offended by every little thing. It literally wears me out.

It’s work to be in a convo with people like this. Because I’m done working hard at stuff that should be easy.

I’m not that serious

Getting to this stage in life is pretty damn exciting. I feel like most women at this point would consider that they have “paid their dues”. Well, at least I do. I have always worked really hard, raised a slew of kids, lived at basketball games, dance…