Swimming In the Middle of the Ocean

Gwenn Masterman SniderDecember 19, 2011

It’s Sunday afternoon and I am procrastinating. I have homework and a 10 page paper due in ten days and I just want to eat some pizza. You see, three semesters ago I enrolled in a Masters program at Simmons College in Boston...

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The Kids, The Budget

Dr. Margie SolovayDecember 16, 2011

As with all things, I believe in moderation and balance. There’s no need to habitually give handouts or to withhold unnecessarily....

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Dogs & Wine

Caren Osten GerszbergDecember 12, 2011

Sometimes, the meeting takes place on her front steps, and we sip as our two 75-plus pound dogs run, tumble, bark or just lie resting nearby....

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Running into Role Reversal

Megan ToppingDecember 12, 2011

It all started when my youngest of four, my 12 year-old daughter, wanted me to run with her. “Let’s get up at 6:30, so that I can run before school,” she offered....

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[Just One of] My Crazy Menopause Moments (Share Yours!)

Jeanne MuchnickDecember 8, 2011

Thanks to menopause, I've gone slightly insane. As in full blown freaking out/screaming/crying/ semi-hysterical over the smallest, most innocuous things....

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Sixty Minutes With Dad

Ronna BenjaminNovember 29, 2011

When my dad sees me, he gives me a big smile through chocolate-stained dentures. He is just finishing a cookie. There are crumbs on his lap and on the floor surrounding his wheelchair....

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Surprise 50th?

Lisa K. FriedmanNovember 29, 2011

Last night we went to a surprise 50th birthday party. We brought a small gift along, even though the invitation specifically requested ‘no gifts’. ...

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Grooming Thoughts on Loss

Katie DolanNovember 11, 2011

It is summer shedding season for Bella, my female Newfoundland; hairy hummocks of black fur drift around the kitchen as I brush, and brush, and brush....

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Helping Kids with Money

Jean ChatzkyNovember 11, 2011

A question for parents of adult children: How many of you are providing – or have in the past provided – them with some sort of financial support?...

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The Unmarrying Kind

Karla AraujoNovember 11, 2011

I got engaged in 1979 when I was 23 because I fell in love – with an antique sapphire and diamond ring. I know, I know, I was supposed to be in love with the man who bought it for me but, looking back, I’m not sure that was the case....

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Betrayed Wives’ Club: Welcome to the club no-one wants to join…

ElleNovember 11, 2011

If my husband ever cheats on me, that’s it. It’s over. If mine cheats, I’ll kick him to the curb. Mine wouldn’t cheat. He knows I’d kill him! H’mmmm…sure. Mo...

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Learning to Breathe

Interesting ArticlesNovember 11, 2011

A personal journey about coming to terms with anxiety and making peace with ones self through self exploration and powerful meditative learning tools is written beautifully by Priscilla Warner....

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THE BIG ONE: Together and Still Best Friends

Lisa AhmadNovember 11, 2011

I was about to pass the mid-century mark.  My 50th birthday.  The Big One, as they say. Increasingly, I found myself watching the gentle gullies at the small of...

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Where We Should Retire

Felice ShapiroNovember 11, 2011

Five good friends at dinner and the topic turned to my friend Molly’s mom....

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Divorce After 50

Abby Tolchinsky and Ellie WertheimNovember 11, 2011

Better after 50 can often accompany a good deal of soul-searching and taking stock on one’s life.  For some this leads to divorce, or contemplation of a divorce...

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Chasing Squirrels and The F-Word

Beth BlattNovember 11, 2011

My COO at Hope Sings reminds me daily about “laser-like focus.” She keeps me from chasing squirrels (remember the movie “Up” where the dog loses his focus the minute a squirrel runs by?)....

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Coming to Grips with 50

Jeanne MuchnickNovember 11, 2011

I’m a newbie 50 and I am conflicted about how I feel about this....

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Woman in the Middle

Marcia ByalickNovember 11, 2011

Today finds me a super-stretched, trapped-in-the-middle, poster child for the Sandwich Generation. For this Thanksgiving, I want just one thing: To feel neither worried nor guilty for one whole day....

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