I had friends in their sixties, seventies, and eighties when I was in my teens, and have had a wide age range of friends and acquaintances ever since. It's always been enriching to be aware of multiple individual perspectives, and to avoid reducing everyone to meaningless "generations" at odds with each other. That's when ageism really flourishes.
I turned 60 a few months ago and am just now feeling like I'm ready to write- I have the depth and experience and empathy I didn't have even at 40. I find it funny when a 20-something writes a memoir. They haven't even started life yet. Please keep doing you!
I had friends in their sixties, seventies, and eighties when I was in my teens, and have had a wide age range of friends and acquaintances ever since. It's always been enriching to be aware of multiple individual perspectives, and to avoid reducing everyone to meaningless "generations" at odds with each other. That's when ageism really flourishes.
I turned 60 a few months ago and am just now feeling like I'm ready to write- I have the depth and experience and empathy I didn't have even at 40. I find it funny when a 20-something writes a memoir. They haven't even started life yet. Please keep doing you!