For the next 13 years I was the center of his universe. It was me and him against the world. My husband had to fight for his attention and love. I got everything for free.
When the offspring hit puberty, which happened at the same time I hit menopause, my husband suddenly became the center of the offspring's universe and I had to keep up as best I could. Considering how amazingly everything is arranged in nature, it feels like a flaw that you should be able to have children who end up going through puberty at the same time that you yourself end up in menopause...
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