I hope I don't offend here, but I have noticed something in some women of menopausal age that is bothering me.
Do you lose all sense of empathy?
My own mother completely changed when she became of menopausal age; she went from a loving, caring woman to being as cold as ice and unable to relate to others struggles. When a local girl was murdered, she said "I don't see why everyone is so upset,it's not like they even bloody knew her."
Stuff like this.
When I had my children, she had no ability to empathise with sleep depreivation or anything really, she would say "yeah,I'm tired too. "
Yet as a mother when I was younger, she was extremely loving and compassionate. My MIL is exactly the same.
When I was diagnosed with a chronic auto-immune health condition recently, she barely acknowledged it and wittered on about herself and her own ailments. Infact, she never stops talking about herself. Apparently, she hasn't always been this way. I've seen it in supermarkets when cashiers of menopausal age complain about customers, ome recently complained that customers were making her ill and spreading their germs around whilst sneezing all over my shopping.
My female boss completely changed when she reached her late forties and seemed completely unable to relate to her staff anymore having always been so supportive. Is this actually a thing? Or am I imagining it?
My own Gran picked up a gambling habit at menopausal age and my grandparents had to remortgage the house. It lasted 8 years and she hasn't had a gambling habit since. She's in her late 80s now and very empathetic.
Is there something that happens to our empathy when we reach a particular age? I'm worried I'll forget how to empathise with my daughters as I age!