Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

Rose Red, I just loved your response. I laughed like heck reading it. <P>There is a syndrome for every situation it seems. I don't doubt that these syndrome a real, the syndrome of middle aged crisis is not something that a determined person cannot work though...heck, loads of people work through it.<P>And yes, if I could have, I would have checked out of my home, gone to a hotel and ordered meals in and had my bed made daily, all in the name of "mommy syndrome". Can't do it, too responsible...and yes "I love my family too".<P>So, if the guys gets this syndrome, kick him in the butt, tell him to buck up and get on with life. Life is not easy, life gives no guarantees for happiness, but our best chance at happiness comes from being a good person, who lives up to his/her responsibilities. Running from them only adds guilt to the symdrome, so then you have a middle aged man who is also depressed.....then they get into the balding and fat gut syndrome...and on and on.<P>As that guy on 20/20 says <P>"GIVE ME A BREAK"<P>

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Well, doncha know, after writing this response, and congratulating myself on a witty post I got a call from a friend whose husband is in the middle of a MLC and EA right now. His behavior is really bizarre--turned out he was having a major depression. Maybe this was added to the MLC, or maybe it was the whole problem. Now the depression has ended (he went on anti-depressants), but his feelings of confusion have not. He's not sitting catatonically anymore, but is taking a couple of days away from the family right now to sort things out.<P>So...I don't know if I believe any more in MLC than I did before. I do think that IF it is real then I would still have to decide if I wanted to put up with it. Maybe the best thing would be to Plan A & B. Well, how about that--Harley is right again.<P>Rose Red