From my vantage point at 61, it's me who's in middle age, and not you!
I'm not sure how old your daughter is, but school may be the most powerful "Third Place" there is. If you and your wife become involved in your child's school, you will have a wonderful setting for meeting all sorts of people with whom you have something essential in common.
Five hundred years ago, kids used to be useful as farmhands. Now they're useful as (please forgive me!) as "friend-hands."
From my vantage point at 61, it's me who's in middle age, and not you!
I'm not sure how old your daughter is, but school may be the most powerful "Third Place" there is. If you and your wife become involved in your child's school, you will have a wonderful setting for meeting all sorts of people with whom you have something essential in common.
Five hundred years ago, kids used to be useful as farmhands. Now they're useful as (please forgive me!) as "friend-hands."
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We home school her and are part of many local home school groups and you are right, that is where most of our community and friends come from.