Helen, I so agree with you. For various reasons I gave up my job a few years ago and now do ad hoc part-time work for a research agency. Even though I'm just 51 I made the conscious decision not to go back to work full-time because there are lots of things I enjoy doing which I wouldn't be able to fit around a 'proper' job. I realise I'm lucky in that my husband has a well-paid job and earns enough for us to enjoy a reasonable standard of living but I can really do without the comments I get from so-called friends who consider my life boring and meaningless, as it's far from being that. I'm never bored and I don't think I'm boring either! Articles about women who run several businesses around bringing up half a dozen children can get very irritating. If that's what they want to do, that's fine, but as you say, some of us are happy with our lot and can do without the life coaching.