"Family" Magazines

For many years, I have subscribed to "Family Circle" magazine. Today, I cancelled my subscription. The last few issues were filled with heart-warming stories of "families" who volunteer, "families" who have sick kids, how to help kids lose weight or be healthier, winter activities for kids and the usual how to walk off pounds. I used to subscribe because the recipes were good and they were filled with coupons! I am a coupon queen!! Even the monthly story on how to walk off pounds seemed to change.

It seems the magazine has skewed completely to women with children. I could stand it if at least the families with kids were diverse, but the magazine's entire focus is now on women with kids. So..... goodbye "Family Circle."

I am finding that few magazines suit me anymore. I used to love "In Style" but if you are over 40, few of the fashions and even fewer of the models make sense for my lifestyle. "More" magazine is in my age group but it skews to the women that are in big office settings. I am too young for retirement, too old for gossip and style mags. I seem to be stuck with my financial mags, cooking mags and the AARP newsletter. (I have news for you AARP, not too many 50 year olds can retire in this economy!!!)

I am just not sure when I went to feeling adrift but it sure seems I am in this in between state where the media seems to have forgotten I exist. I dumped news mags last year when I found that I was reading the news on the Internet before I would even get the magazines. Someone start a website for the 50 year old with no kids! I would be there.....