I am the single parent of 4 teenagers (dad passed away 7 years ago), and I'm overwhelmed by all the teen hormones and angst. I have no grandparents alive, and one sister, so the support system is pretty nil. I am afraid of having my cancer recur. I am recently legally blind (I see very little, but I can still see!). I used to have an awesome career, where I got to travel around the world, and that is not possible anymore (you know, 4 kids and blind). I have not had sex in 8 years.

That's the bad stuff. Good stuff: I went back to school to be a massage therapist, and I really like it. I just started a job, at 51, where I get to work in a new start up restaurant, and use my home-made cooking skills (it is scary, but really fun). My kids are typical teen idiots, they all have problems, but I think we will figure them out, and they are all really fun to be around. Not my choosing, but we have 3 cats and a 3 legged dog; all of them would have succumbed to euthenasia unless we stepped in, and they are all pretty happy pets. We have an old, leaky house that all of the kids friends like to hang out at. We live across the street from a small lake, and get to see the sunrise over the water every morning. My zinnias and herbs and tomatoes are kicking ass this year. My kids are all physically healthy. I only have 10 years worth of mortgage left to pay off. The two shitty cars sitting in my driveway start up nearly every morning. My oldest is starting college this year, and wants to be a journalist, but he has no unrealistic expectations, and is also working at a hardware store and honing his handyman skills. My youngest is a hard ass, and you cannot pull anything over on her. I am planning to retire in a foreign country, probably Nicaragua, and am happy researching it and looking forward to it.

Sorry for the long post. You asked, and I was in the mood for spilling my guts :)