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Your Relationships with Mom May be Complicated this Mother’s Day
Are your plans for Mother’s Day affected by your complex feelings for your aging mother? Your relationship with your mom is likely to be full of twists and turns, evolving over the years as you change. One Sandwiched Boomer ruminates about how she transformed her connections with her mother:When Carol was a teenager, she felt that her strong mother was trying to control her. She looked forward to getting out from under her thumb and moved far away when she married and raised her own family. As her children matured, … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parent, apology, family relationships, forgiveness, gratitude, memories, mom, mother's day, Sandwiched Baby Boomer
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Nurturing Your Mom on Mother’s Day with More Than Chocolates
With Mother’s Day less than a week from now, are you still searching for that perfect gift? Sending flowers, candy and greeting cards are de rigueur for Mom but, as members of the Baby Boomer generation, we recognize that what your aging mother really wants on her special day is to feel nurtured. Sharon’s mother, who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, no longer recognized her. Sharon felt very sad but resigned. “Mom is so sweet, even if she doesn’t know who I am most of the time. It’s now … Continue reading
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Tagged aging parent, Alzheimer's, Baby Boomer, candy, family relationships, flowers, gift, memories, mom, mother's day
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Kick Start a Gratitude Practice
We hope you read Monday’s post from our guest blogger, Sherry Belul. She was full of ideas about how to get into the habit of expressing your thanks on a regular basis. If you haven’t started your gratitude practice yet, here are more practical tips from Sherry. SnitsAnother great place to introduce gratitude is an unexpected one: when we’re in a snit! It might seem counterintuitive, but when you get to a place in your day where it feels frustrating, depressing, or all-tangled-up, you can take a deep breath, close … Continue reading
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Tagged depressed, free newsletter, gift giving, grateful, gratitude practice, mom, Sherry Belul, Simply Celebrate, son, thank you
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Joannie Rochette: Olympic Courage Despite Tragic Loss
Now that the winter Olympic Games are over, we can savor the memories of all the athletes who gave their best to a sport that they love. But one picture of courage and grace stands out from the rest. Just hours after learning that her mother had died of a sudden massive heart attack, Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette was back on the ice. One of the favorites to win an Olympic medal, she practiced her jumps over and over again while her father watched with tears in his eyes. … Continue reading
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Tagged athletes, Canadian figure skater, courage, Joannie Rochette, loss, massive heart attack, mom, Olympic Games
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