Single mother's sense of retirement lost

Living until you are old, can you imagine what your life will be like when you are 50 years old?

Aunt Fang, who has two children, brought up the children by herself due to family changes in middle age. When she retired in her fifties, she suddenly felt lost: "I don't feel like myself, and I want to return to my own life." Coincidentally, Aunt Fang came into contact with handmade to find herself. Today, she even sent a message to her fellow travelers: "Age is not a problem, what matters is your state of mind. If there is something you want to do, try it out."

When Aunt Fang retired in her fifties, she suddenly felt lost: "I don't feel like myself, and I want to return to my own life."

A chance encounter with handcrafts made her find herself.

(Photo by Liang Pengwei)

People's middle-aged calendar changes drastically and after divorce, they raise their children alone

Hardware, electronics and toy factories are all places where Aunt Fang worked when she was young. Now 68-year-old Aunt Fang has spent most of her life at work.

Since Aunt Fang was young and the political situation was unstable, her mother entrusted her to her grandmother to take care of her.

Aunt Fang grew up under the strict supervision of her grandmother. She usually lives in school, work and residence. She rarely has her own social circle, which makes her introverted.

When a person reaches middle age, Aunt Fang's life undergoes great changes again. Due to a disagreement with her husband, the two divorced. Aunt Fang needs to raise her children alone.

In middle age, Aunt Fang went through great changes again. Due to a disagreement with her husband, the two divorced. Aunt Fang had to pull the child up by herself.

Since then, he has been running around to take care of his family and livelihood, losing his own life.

(Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Running around for a living and retiring, losing direction

In order to make a living, Aunt Fang had to look for jobs everywhere, and later found a job as a female worker in a snack shop, but this was a challenge for Aunt Fang, who had always been introverted: "It seems that when you are in your 40s or 50s, you have to go back to the society first. You people." Aunt Fang has been working in a snack shop for more than ten years, and her children have gradually grown up and joined the society.

Aunt Fang officially retired when she was in her fifties, but this made Aunt Fang, who had put her family and work first for many years, suddenly lost her direction.

Turning point in contact with hand-made first work Octopus set for daughter: she uses it at home 𠵱

Later, by chance, Aunt Fang received a leaflet from the community center. Seeing that there were different types of groups that could participate, she tried to participate.

After trying various activities, Aunt Fang found out that her opponent is more interested.

"My first full set of Octopus was for my girl, and it was used at home." Aunt Fang said that through the event, she gradually met more like-minded friends, and her personality became much brighter: "I feel like I don't belong. A scumbag, you get such satisfaction by hand-processing this loose repair."

My first full set of Octopus was for my female use, and it was used at home... I got a sense of satisfaction by hand-processing the loose repairs, and I felt that I was not a waste.

Aunt Fang

Enjoying the process, participating in the market and selling finished products, Aunt Fang: It seems that the addiction is getting better and better

For Aunt Fang, craftsmanship not only allows her to rebuild the community circle, but also a healing process, allowing herself to stop and focus on one thing: "It seems to be addicted, and the more it becomes, the more it becomes, and the gift starts at the beginning. Friends, I had too many friends later, but I enjoyed the whole process.” At the suggestion of the social worker, Aunt Fang participated in the market and sold finished products such as Octopus sets, loose paper bags and woven dolls, so that others would be interested people to take home.

In recent years, the public's awareness of environmental protection has increased, and Auntie Fang is no exception. Therefore, in addition to the old hand-made products in the past, she also uses paper-wrapped beverages, aluminum cans and potato chips to transform them into various uses, such as small flowers. Basin and money box, etc.

For Aunt Fang, craftsmanship not only allows her to rebuild the community circle, but also a healing process, allowing herself to stop and focus on one thing.

"It's like I'm addicted to it. The more I fix it, the more I send it to friends. Later, I have too many friends, but I really enjoy the whole process."

(Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Auntie Fang also participated in the upcoming Xiyi Da Dadi 2022. This event is the first 50+ people's market in Hong Kong organized by the Social Enterprise Honor Society and the "Internet Human Resource Mutual Aid Circle" program. Those who are interested can visit Visit the Honor Society website to learn more.

Candy, who is over 60 years old, accidentally became a volunteer of life and death education in 2018. Later, he realized that life and death are not as simple as imagined.

(Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Another participant is Candy, who is over 60 years old. She accidentally became a volunteer of life and death education in 2018. When she came into contact with related issues, she was shocked that life and death were not as simple as she thought, and she also needed to carry out various activities. Prepare for Kung Fu.

"When a person dies, it is a family matter."

Later, Candy was able to set up a non-profit organization Silver Apple in one year. She pointed out that many people in the workshop only talk about death, but they rarely see death from life. Therefore, she combined the knowledge she had learned in the past to create a set of workshop contents, using African drumming. As a package, let life and death be discussed in a lighter form from a heavy topic.

Candy said that African drums can be used as a relaxing activity after discussing serious topics. It is not only easy for Friends to learn to read music scores and rhythms, but also allows them to have a space to vent.

Candy prepared a pre-coffin table game at the event, hoping to give more people the opportunity to learn about issues of life and death.

▼Xiyi Da Dadi 2022 information▼

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Date: August 15th

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Time: 10:30 am to 5:00 pm

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Venue: MacPherson Indoor Stadium, Mongkok

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