Baby boomers are killing themselves at an alarming rate, raising question: Why?

[IdaBriggs]

48. "just a way of finding out your income and your social status" - disagree.

"What do you do?" is also about WHAT DO YOU DO WITH YOUR LIFE? I have met vibrant retired folks who could (and do) rattle on for hours about what they do, without ever once mentioning income. I have also met women who proudly announce "stay at home mom", which lets everyone know exactly what their life priorities are, which always begs the follow up questions about their families, which easily segues into all of the things they "do" with their time.

I think self-esteem comes from making an impact in the world; the easy measurement (in theory) is how much someone values the time you give them with a paycheck, but there is always more to it than that (says the computer geek who spends an inordinate amount of time volunteering for a variety of good causes) because how you spend your time shows where your values are.

My twins are six years old, and (as I recently told a "looking forward to the end times Christian&quot I don't want the world to end for a long time yet because I want them to live in it. I am excited about the opportunities they have - the people they will meet, the relationships they will form, the discoveries and inventions they will be a part of, and someday, them making me a proud and doting grandma. Yes, the world is full of challenges, but I am an optimist (most of the time - lol!), and I believe that, while they will face "interesting times" their father and I are doing our best to equip them to make a positive impact in the world.

They are simply the most wonderful children in the whole world, and I regularly am stunned that I am so lucky as to be their mother.