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Times Have Changed

by rosemary, January 22, 2015

In the midst of emails back and forth about my 50th college reunion, it’s hard to believe that we’ve gotten to that point in our lives already. But as I think more about that graduation and what we did in the months after, I realize how different it is for college graduates now. We had paths clearly laid out for us after graduation: a job, graduate school, marriage. Whichever the choice, it was unlikely we would be moving back into our parents’ house. Now, college graduates are returning to the … Continue reading →

Posted in adult children, parenting kids, your self | Tagged action. Fail, Baby Boomers, boomerang, brainstorm, college graduation, generation, home, job, kids, marriage, Millennials, motherhood, options, parents, steps | Leave a comment

Virtual Book Tour with Cyma Shapiro

by rosemary, March 19, 2014

We are happy to welcome to our website today, Cyma Shapiro, and her book, The Zen of Midlife Mothering: Essays from MotheringintheMiddle.com. It is the first anthology written by and for midlife mothers! The Zen celebrates the heartbreak and the glory of women choosing motherhood over 40 for the first, repeat, or last time, and of those standing firmly in place as mothers now in mid-life. In this increasingly popular trend of new older parenting, these women do not share a collective consciousness like many of their younger counterparts, … Continue reading →

Posted in parenting kids, stress, well-being | Tagged anthology, Cyma Shapiro, family, midlife, motherhood, Mothering in the Middle, over 40 moms, parenting, Parents Tarnished Golden Years, support, Virtual Book Tour | 17 Comments

Childfree and Loving It

by phyllis, August 14, 2013

Way back when I was young, DINKs (Dual Income No Kids) were a cultural anomaly. In fact, parenthood was synonymous with adulthood. And the issues around being ‘childless’ were discussed in hushed tones. Here it is 52 years after the advent of birth control and ‘childfree’ is the new buzzword. Women who are opting out of motherhood are speaking up loud and clear. According to recent surveys, over 40% of college-educated Generation X women (born between 1965 and 1980) are childfree. These women were part of the first generation that … Continue reading →

Posted in intimate partner, stress, well-being, your self | Tagged adulthood, birth control, career, child-free, childless, DINK, feminist movement, glass ceiling, motherhood, relationships | 2 Comments

by rosemary, September 11, 2008

On the 7th anniversary of terrorists’ attack on our country, Democrats, Republicans and Independents join together to mourn the loss of fellow Americans that terrible day. Both nominees for President will suspend their political campaigning and appear together to honor their countrymen who were killed by terrorists seven years ago today. We too remember their loss on that dreadful day and pay homage to the courageous and heroic actions of rescue personnel who worked tirelessly to save others from dying and later to recover bodies of the dead. We are … Continue reading →