Armchair Interviews

The author’s idea for women about aging will inspire you to find your own ideas—and your own way of taking control of your life and destiny.

Welcome to my life—and the millions of mid-life, post-menopausal women living life strong and loud. This time of life is a mixture of new things, exciting and thrilling—and troubling and frightening things—all tied up in the radical changes called midlife.

The Crone is the ancient one, the wise one, the all-knowing, all-giving one who dispenses her knowledge with patience and largesse. Without the role model, we have to invent one for ourselves.

“The old woman I shall become will be quite different from the woman I am now. Another I is becoming, and so far I have not had to complain of her.”—George Sand, French writer (1804-1876). An FYI, George Sand was a French romantic woman writer using a man’s name. She was known for her numerous love affairs with such prominent figures.

The author explains that many women are having Croning ceremonies to celebrate the end of their childbearing years. A recent Gallop Poll of women 50 to 65 revealed that: 51% felt the happiest now than ever before; 10% felt their happiest time was in their 20s; 17% in their 30s; and 15% in their 40s. Hmmm, most of us are happiest since we lost what society seems to value most: sexual allure and childbearing capabilities.

Many Baby Boomers didn’t marry until well into their 30s, much different than the generation before them. Then came love, marriage and motherhood, a change from being a maiden.

At 50 or 60, today’s woman is not retiring, is not old, but is looking forward to living the golden years to the hilt. Today she is powerful and just coming into her prime.

Armchair Interviews says: This book tells us to grow every day well into your Crone time. “Life loves to be taken by the lapel and told, ‘I’m with you kid. Let’s go’”—Maya Angelou, American poet (1928-___). Talk about a woman, now an established Crone, who will be well known for what she did between 1928 and the final date.