Category Archives: aging parents
The comments from Sandwiched Boomers yesterday were thoughtful and, in some ways, similar. Readers felt uncomfortable initially when their widowed parent began dating – then more positive, seeing them involved and happy. What follows are some tips from Gloria and Marilyn on how you can make this transition a smoother one, for yourself as well as others in the family: With a life of your own and different priorities than when you were younger, consider what’s really important and allow the small things to fall by the wayside. Establish weekend … Continue reading
Gloria Lintermans & Marilyn Stolzman, Ph.D., authors of “The Healing Power of Love,” have written an article about an adult child’s perspective when a widowed parent re-marries. Over the next few days, we’ll be sharing their thoughts with you. As Sandwiched Boomers, many of you have likley been in this position. Chances are you grew up in a two-parent family, went away to college, married, had children of your own. And then, tragedy struck and one parent passed away, leaving the other widowed. He or she has mourned their loss … Continue reading
Today we look over some of the questions that have been raised this week about our tips for improving Sandwiched Boomers communications with loved ones. Some of you have questions about how to get more bang for your buck when talking with your children. Lori says, “I just don’t have the time and energy to fight with my son any more. What can I say to get him to do what I want?” Syd asks how to get her grown offspring to listen to her: “Give me a tool to … Continue reading
When you look back over the blogs for this week, you can see that we have been focusing on strategies to help Sandwiched Boomers communicate effectively. Wondering why it is so difficult these days? Actually it’s not that surprising – everything is harder when you are stressed. And certainly as a member of the Sandwich Generation, ‘stress’ could be your middle name! So don’t neglect yourself as you continue to concentrate on caring for your loved ones. Have you had to give up expectations about what your life would be … Continue reading
