Wow I didn't know retirement was a whole concept they had to sell to the society. I remember feeling incredibly bored some summers when school was off and I wondered what people did during retirement. One of my volunteer mentors was sharing how her husband went back to working because retirement was unfulfilling and she tried filling her time with volunteering or spending time with her grandchildren. I think traditionally extended families would live together and elders would spend a lot of time raising their grandchildren. But in today's societies we're often disconnected from our grandparents and they don't get that experience to fill their time meaningfully in older years.
Wow I didn't know retirement was a whole concept they had to sell to the society. I remember feeling incredibly bored some summers when school was off and I wondered what people did during retirement. One of my volunteer mentors was sharing how her husband went back to working because retirement was unfulfilling and she tried filling her time with volunteering or spending time with her grandchildren. I think traditionally extended families would live together and elders would spend a lot of time raising their grandchildren. But in today's societies we're often disconnected from our grandparents and they don't get that experience to fill their time meaningfully in older years.