'Cause before you know it, it's done. Nothin' but babies and memories. You hear me? Babies and memories. Smile, sweetheart. Give us a smile. Say "Mojo." Say "Mo

'Cause before you know it, it's done. Nothin' but babies and memories. You hear me? Babies and memories. Smile, sweetheart. Give us a smile. Say "Mojo." Say "Mojo." - Friday Night Lights I wonder how much of the concept of a "Mid-Life Crisis" is based on economic stability. You used to be able to get out of high school, get a good union factory job, get married, have kids, buy a house, all before you were 30. Then, at some point, you have some kind of existential question of whether having followed the script was the right thing to do. The whole counter-culture of the 60's and literature like Revolutionary Road approach this idea. Nowadays, though, you come out with a Masters degree, and work retail. You switch jobs four times in two years. You don't get married until you're 35, if ever. You have kids, maybe. You see much more of the world, whether through the internet, or necessity. It would seem, if there's any sort of crisis these days, it's about realizing that you'll never have the kind of stability and predictability that the generations that experienced a midlife crisis had en masse.