Golden Years Lie
The Golden Years term, coined in the late 1950s…yes, I knew it had to be a marketing ploy, but I didn't realize it came from Del Webb and his planned, elite retirement community in Sun City, AZ. A place so hot you can fry eggs on the hood of your car in the summer and is flooded with snowbirds in the winter. Of course, he promises paradise in his "active" communities. Just look at this fit, healthy and smiling couple promising, "you too can live a perfect life here." Anti-aging hormones on speed. And then came the sitcom "The Golden Girls", who, while immaculately dressed and coiffed, must live together for survival. A small dose of reality. Yet, they laugh through life's crises, and no one is ever mad very long. I don't know any women who could live together without coming to blows, but this show created that fairy tale, and women still think this is a viable option. The reality is far darker than the promised summer's gold. Like most...