It's not just my professional class, though. I've observed this with friends in wildly varying professions - some poor, some very financially successful. But th

It's not just my professional class, though. I've observed this with friends in wildly varying professions - some poor, some very financially successful. But the ones who are down have sort of peaked out on their ambition. Either it's too late for their careers, or they think it is. They have kids hitting adulthood that make them feel like they've failed as parents. It can really suck.