I was at a small meeting recently, only a handful of people sitting in a circle, and most of us knew each other already, but as appears to be the 'norm' these, days we were asked to introduce and say a little about ourselves. I was there with the other half, and well known to all except one of the people there, so when it came to my turn, I just said I am 'D' and I am 'T's wife (he was sitting next to me). This brought a quite shocked response from one of the leaders of the group - she thought 'I was more than that'. What more would I want to be at my age - yes I am the older generation, and to me being a wife and mother was what life was all about. I did have several jobs, ran two or three quite successful clubs, and joined the odd organisation, generally entering into life in many ways, but I have always been a wife and mother, so why should I want to be 'more than that'? someone is going to say I should 'get a life', but I have one, and enjoyed it, I think it is called contentment.
