THE SECOND LIFE

The Second Life

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The Second Life

The baby boomer generations are our mothers, father, aunts, and uncles who are fighting for their social place in society. They are not easy to fade away in the background as a forgotten generation. As their children go off to college or plan for marriage the baby boomers get ready for their second life.

Today middle adulthood is considered in the range from 40 to 60 years old, also known as the new 30 to 50. This baby boomer generation is planning for a longer life beyond the age of 60 with financial planning, travels, education and fitness. In the early 1900's a person was only expected to live to 47 years old because of the physical strain on the body for men and the stress of child bearing for women. The enhancements in the...