Mid-life Surf Crisis

I feel certain at 65 that I don't want a corvette but rather a permanent relocation to an island in the Pacific! I wish I had felt this 40 years ago and relocated then. Just do it.

 

Once I recovered from my Early-Life Crisis, my mid-life crisis was a piece of cake.

My late-life crises is no joke, though...

 

Hey man, my Pops felt the same way as you. He chose what any sensible man should, he both dabbed hard on the concentrates and relocated to Pavones down in CR ..

 

CR has got dabs?

 

With cheap airfare and excellent surf reports, you can have both.
FYI; the Islanders want your tourism money, but they really want you to go home.

 

would be cool to get away from the masses.

 

At 55, my crisis is currently physical more than mental. First it was the melonoma, now I have the flu for the first time ever in my life. I'm completely incapacitated. I fear my wife may try to take advantage of me with her strap on since I can't fight her off. Shhh, I hear her coming now....

 

Nahhh, he gets some like mexi-schwag, bown bomber supreme down there. The concentrates happened pre leaving. Although, the concentrate vape pens seem to slide through the security with ease.

 

if u ever have a crisis in life, it's because u misundersud life

now fix your self

 

Why don't we all pitch in a few grand and buy an island in Indo? Those who can work remotely online can earn the tribe some money. The others will shape the group boards, build shelters and fish for food. Barry can lead the group and keep us all in line.

 

Chavez - hang in there. I am 46 and was sick for a month. Flu, bronchitis plus a mid life crisis in the mix. Also had reaction to meds which didnt help. Drove me near crazy!

 

I've owned a Porsche and a couple of Harleys, but I never felt like I was having a mid-life crisis. I drove them because I always wanted one and I couldn't afford 'em until I hit 40.

 

Im in....but only if we call the island "Moronitis"........

 

As for "mid-life crisis"....what a bunch of lilly-livered, honky cracker pansies........pull your pants back up, and get busy living, or get busy dying......

 

The fact that she actually has a strap-on is rather telling

 

I was too busy caring for a family and a home...on one income and with a special needs daughter. Now, prior to retirement, I'm caring for parents...actually one parent now.
My ongoing efforts to stay fit and active certainly helped. Going to church was a good thing for me as well.
Material things wear off pretty quickly. After seeing everything our folks accumulated in over 60 years of marriage, we're now in the process of trying to minimize what we own.

 

Yeah you have had a tough going last few years, that is for certain.
It is what makes you a great person. Your family is damn lucky to have you, and they know it!!

 

Thanks, Barry.
Adults caring for aged parents has become common - often occurring at the time your own kids have left or are are leaving the nest, and you're approaching retirement.
In all this, one must remember to take care of oneself. The parent child dynamics that still exist can alone make care-giving so draining. Constantly enduring criticism and scrambling/fretting to meet your parents' very wish (not necessarily an actual need), can drive one nuts.

Back to the thread topic:
I think that many of the folks I know considered my taking up surfing at age 57 as part of a "mid-life" crisis. My Dad, though, thought it was great and encouraged me. It was from my Dad that I got my love for the water.

 

My surfing life, much like the waves themselves, has it's ups and it's downs, and has forced me to look at things in the stark naked eye of the truth. I can get into better shape over the next few weeks, but will still suck compared to how I surfed years ago, no matter what board I use. Time and tide wait for no man.

So I try to persevere thru the lulls, and the bumps and bruises, and enjoy, no treasure, the good days, the good waves, and even enjoy the crappy days and the crappy waves, because it is a victory every time you paddle out as you age.

So here is to victory at sea, for all ya'll.