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Halloween: Practical Magic for the Sandwich Generation
Masks of wizened witches with warts remind us that Halloween is around the corner. And their facial expressions reflect the emotions of some women in the Sandwich Generation – upset, misunderstood, frantic. If that happens to be how you feel, now is the time to cast a spell on your own behalf. As your kids grow up and your parents grow older, the roles in your family inevitably change. Remember what those relationships were like before the massive shakeup? You used to be the one who set the rules but now that … Continue reading
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Tagged daughter, family relationships, goals, Halloween, husband, mother, Sandwich Generation, son, witches
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Father’s Day: My Husband’s Legacy
With Father’s Day this weekend, you may be caught up in buying the perfect gift or planning your family get together. But take time to think about your relationship with the men in your life. What are the lessons you learned from your father, the values your husband has passed down, the kind of dad your sons are becoming? Once our kids went away to college, my husband wrote them weekly letters of encouragement and enclosed fortune cookie messages. And now he has compiled all his homespun advice and practical … Continue reading
Posted in adult children, extended family, intimate partner, parenting kids, well-being
Tagged family advice, father, Father's Day, gifts, grandchildren, grandpa's book, husband, legacy, son, stress, success, support, wisdom, writing
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Virtual Book Tour with Addie Greene
Today we welcome Addie Greene, author of the new memoir, How the Winds Laughed, to reflect on her adventure, her writing process, and the impact of the journey on her first marriage. Addie, we understand that at first you were afraid to climb a mast, even at dock, or change sails on a bucking foredeck washed with breaking waves. Yet as you and your young husband took on the “great adventure” of circumnavigation in a 28-foot boat, a succession of catastrophes demanded that you became the driving force in carrying you … Continue reading
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Tagged Addie Greene, adventure, freedom, How the Winds Laughed, husband, marriage, publish, sailing, story, write
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Gray Divorce
Are you and your spouse still happy, sharing activities like exercising together? If so, you may not know about a new trend hitting baby boomers – Gray Divorce. In the past 20 years, the divorce rate for boomers has doubled even as the total divorce rate has been going down. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2009 more than 25% of all divorces were among couples over 50. AARP has identified that in 2/3 of these divorces, it is women who seek the split. Often their motivation is to … Continue reading
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Tagged census, couple, empty nest, Getting Old, gray divorce, husband, John Gottman, marital therapy, marriage, spouse, Susan Lieberman, wife
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