During the holidays, many families suffer from estrangement. This is not a new issues but seems to be getting more attention because of social media trends. T...
My twin girls left for their freshman year in college just about a month ago and all I keep thinking about is that I didn’t get a chance to teach them my personal finance class. I’m a personal finance and retirement coach and educator for crying out loud. Teaching is what I do. How could I possibly let my girls escape the nest without imparting this critical knowledge?
We were supposed to use the extra time they had doing remote senior year to go through my curriculum....
“Did you and your ex have a good sex life?” my therapist asked me, while we were trying to unpack why I stayed in my marriage for as long as I did.
“What’s a...
Like so many parents, my husband and I received the emotional “come get me” calls in March from our two kids in college. We immediately jumped into divide-and-conquer mode, canceling work meetings to figure out how best to get them home....
I need to stop giving into my fears and start being a good mom again. My adult children don’t need me to tell them to come home. They need me to be confident in them so they can be confident in themselves. Their resilience comes in part from knowing that I believe in them ...
It's time to plan a family vacation or maybe just
an outing. The kids are older and you really want to plan something that makes
them look up from their cell p...
When my 18-year-old son returns home from his freshman year at college, the thumping sounds of Fortnight, screams about NY Yankees’ home runs, and over-zealous commands for our dog to chase a tennis ball will stomp out the tranquility that has pervaded my home for the last nine months....
After the kids have gone awayI think I’ll organize my dayAround things waiting to be doneLike painting rooms and planting mumsArranging pictures in albums.I’ll...
I am a 53-year-old woman, and I recently retired.
All the pomp and circumstance are over, the cake eaten, the cards and hugs and well wishes received,...
On the surface, everything is civil but I learned this week that it is difficult for them to reconcile this new version of their mother with the one that they grew up and loved completely. ...
As an empty nester, the topic of where we like to spend our free time and things we love to do is a key topic from the outset. But sometimes what you discussed initially isn't always how it plays out. ...
I think the allure of reinventing oneself arises because for the first time in a very long time, we are free from many of the obligatory and externally imposed roles or self-imposed limitations that we’ve been living with ...
It’s official – you’re an empty nester. After the good part of two entire decades spent raising your kids, they now have places of their own. Whether you just ...
I'm getting better with these real time kid visits because each time I come I realize how complex it is for the kids to clear their schedules and .......
According to LightStream, an online lending division of SunTrust Bank, homeowners across every age category are fixing up their homes and staying put and I’m one of them......
I get it now. Why would any sane person chose to subject themselves (or their family) to subzero temperatures, power outages, ice storms, downed power lines......
