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Gratitude: A Healthy Thanksgiving Recipe
These are hard times. And life is hectic for all of us – especially around Thanksgiving, when we remember how our families celebrated in years past. Holiday images in the media can be seductive and exaggerated. Before you know it, you’re rushing around and trying to conform to unrealistic expectations. Photo courtesy of Jeff Ratcliff, FreeDigital Photos.net Perhaps you’re worried that old family dynamics will surface as soon as you all get together. Will the cousins wonder why your 35 year old son is moving back home? Or what if … Continue reading
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Tagged family, grandchild, gratitude, husband, thankful, thanksgiving
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Care-giving 101: Boomers Beware
What an unfortunate end to a terrific week at the lake, with all our kids and grandsons, celebrating my husband’s birthday. During one final swim, he slipped on the dock, had to have surgery on a fracture through the knee joint and is now only 10 days into an 8-12 week stint of no weight bearing. And yes, living in a 2nd floor walk-up, we’re both counting the days! When we’re busy with our lives and moving along as usual we tend to feel bad for the injured and their … Continue reading
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Tagged Baby Boomers, caregiving, caretaker, husband, injury, marriage, relationships, vacation
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Happy Father’s Day
We want to give a big shout out to our husbands, sons and all fathers on their special day! According to the U.S. Census Bureau, it’s estimated that over 154,000 of the approximately 70 million fathers across the nation are stay-at-home dads. These Mr. Moms, with children younger than age 15, have been out of the workforce for at least a year and caring for the family while their wives work outside the home. That’s a huge shift over the past several years and can create a lot of stress … Continue reading
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Tagged communication, Father's Day, fathers, gifts, husband, Mr.Mom, sons, stress, workforce
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The Men in Our Lives
Last week, we enjoyed Amy Dickinson’s visit to our blog and her look at the important role women in her family – “The Mighty Queens” – have played. Now, with Father’s Day just a week away, we turn our focus toward the men in our lives – fathers, brothers, husbands, lovers, sons, teachers, grandsons, even colleagues – and consider our relationships with them. We play a vital role in nourishing “our men” and are nourished by them as well. But how much do we really understand them? John Gray has … Continue reading
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Tagged Amy Dickinson, communication, father, Father's Day, HerMentorCenter.com, husband, John Gray, Mars, men, partners, The Mighty Queens, Venus, women
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