Why The Kids Are STILL at Home
You may be wondering why they are all home. I should defend them so you do not judge them to be entitled children who expect us to pave and fund their way....
Adult Children
10 Ways To Help Your Children With Infertility Issues
Tips to help with Infertility, which can be an exhausting and lonely journey....
7 Wise Tips For Mom From A College Senior
As a college senior, I decided to give this advice back to my mom because sometimes (shockingly) moms have their own moments of uncertainty, struggle, sadness, anger.......
Help Your Child Get the Best from Their Gap Year
When your kid wants to take a gap year, this plan will help you figure out what to do....
The Perfectly Hidden Depressed Person: Are You One?
People with Perfectly Hidden Depression feel trapped by their own secrets....
8 Reasons Why I Don’t Have Empty Nest Syndrome
I don't actually have empty nest syndrome because of these 8 things. I was thrilled when my children matured and became self-sufficient. ...
No Longer A Secret
I had been keeping this secret inside for 2 months and I needed an outlet. I chopped onions and celery and broccoli, I chopped carrots and garlic and Yukon gold potatoes....
The Weinstein Effect: An Opportunity To Talk To Your Grandkids
We no longer have the luxury of avoiding the subject of sexuality. It is on the front page of the newspapers, explicit on TV and movies, and in their news feeds....
Advice To My Sons About Work Place Behavior
11 sensitive and smart tips this mom is telling her boys about how to talk and act in the workplace. ...
Family Got You Feeling Flawed?
We can’t always be the perfect daughter or son or sister or mother. But we can always try to be the best we can be and that, my friends, is good enough....
Using My Kids As Tech Support
I'm lucky. My offspring patiently talk me through technology-related traumas and teach me tricks so I can function in this wired new world....
4 Lessons From Mom For My Kids
My Mom passed on certain life lessons that shaped me and helped me throughout my life, and I surely intend to pass them onto my children....
Christmas Isn’t All That Bad
Just when I think I’m “done” with seasonal preparations, I’ll get a glimpse of an even better Christmas on Pinterest....
Dating After 50: Do Failed Relationships Mean I’m A Failure?
I would love a guy who could bring more laughter into my life and who wants a long-term committed relationship....
Do You Have A College Bound Child Waiting For A Letter?
And why did I care so much? For one reason and one reason only—because my kids cared so much. ...
When Kids Don’t Come Home For The Holidays
The holidays can be a hard time for those who don't have family at home so here's what to focus on....
How To Find Meaning In A Different Thanksgiving
At least for Thanksgiving, we could go to the market and be like the other families buying for the holiday and doing what they did....
Sandwiched Between A Full Nest And An Empty One
One side of our sandwich holds a pit-stopping college returnee, and the other is home to my 91-year-old mother...
4 Things Parents Can Expect From Their Adult Children
This would be a great piece to email to all our kids...ready or not!...
Do You Have Empty Nest Separation Anxiety?
If you happen to be a member of the unpopular club of parents whose kids live in different time zones you may need to take this quiz to help......