tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078433955138263042.post2942320539602260443..comments2023-03-23T03:36:24.277-04:00Comments on My Middle Years: The 80% rulePatchihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097638657085263738noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078433955138263042.post-2214178359617570332010-02-19T18:44:25.424-05:002010-02-19T18:44:25.424-05:00I just followed a link over from FSP, and clicked ...I just followed a link over from FSP, and clicked over to this post.<br /><br />The 80% rule is brilliant.<br /><br />I get asked a lot about when the "right" time to have kids is, and I always have to bite my tongue- the right time is simultaneously never and whenever you want them, I think. And hope you're so lucky to get to choose the when (I was, but many I know were not).Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078433955138263042.post-9016988385111905362008-11-01T14:51:00.000-04:002008-11-01T14:51:00.000-04:00I truly believe nothing in this life gets "done" o...I truly believe nothing in this life gets "done" or finished. Life is a process but we deny our very existence (which makes everything interesting) by focusing heavily on outcomes. We make ourselves machines. But I think we perform, and pretend that something is finished. That's what we need to do to be able to exist socially and financially. <BR/><BR/>Hey! thanks so much for sending the book to me with your mama! that's very thoughtful. I love reading the essays so much that I will buy one...Esmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15669825289705992867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078433955138263042.post-37204769570248154862008-09-26T08:36:00.000-04:002008-09-26T08:36:00.000-04:00Nice post. Incidentally, I had one child during my...Nice post. Incidentally, I had one child during my Masters, and two during a PhD. As you say, never a best time, but if you want them, you just do it anyway. <BR/><BR/>I like your 80% rule.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2078433955138263042.post-46254202451272721272008-08-21T18:35:00.000-04:002008-08-21T18:35:00.000-04:00This is an interesting concept, and as I look back...This is an interesting concept, and as I look back, I think it's been true for me several times. I've never been 100% sure about any decision, although I've always tried to gather 'evidence' from several directions before making a choice. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes, too, it's the gut feeling that puts me over the threshold.Anita Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17454018722125173156noreply@blogger.com