Life After 50, Raising Kids, Divorce, Remarriage and More
My life is far from perfect. I have made many mistakes. I have suffered loss, and experienced heartache. I have failed, gotten up, and failed again. I have learned to keep going. Until about a year ago, I’d say I had few, if any, true regrets in life. I had things I wished I could …
My twins recently graduated from their respective colleges. They’ve both now started their “adult” lives. I had no idea how hard it was going to be to let them go. It was different than when they went to college. That milestone we prepare for from the time our children are born. We bide our days …
There are times in all of our lives when we are faced with the inevitable reality that life goes on. Typically, this is a reassuring fact that reminds us that we will get passed whatever obstacle we are facing. At times, however, the idea that we will move forward is the very challenge we are …
I’ve started numerous posts over the past few weeks and none seems to be worthy of publishing. It’s such an odd time. Somehow a blog on blending families or becoming a partial empty nester doesn’t seem of significance. I keep trying to make them relevant. It’s not working. As I’ve reflected on my own life …
While watching the VP debate, I wanted to focus on the issues. I didn’t though. Not much anyway. Instead, I was attending to the body language, the hand gestures, facial expressions and tone of voice. I wondered how many people were watching the same, taken in by Mike Pence and his straightforward, genuinely calm, stern …
Author’s Note: Exposing our high school selves is difficult to do. Writing about my 52-year old self is easy. I have no problem revealing my current imperfections. Somehow I feel more protective of the teenager I was. This story highlights the naivety of my youth. It’s awkward to tell, but, somehow, seems very pertinent today. …
I miss my kids. They’ve been away for a while. The older two for most of the summer, my younger one for nearly two weeks. It’s one of those downsides of divorce. They have other places to go with other people, even in the middle of a pandemic. But, it’s more than just this temporary …
I can handle wearing a mask. I will keep my distance from others for as long as it is suggested. If my favorite team wants to change it’s name, so be it. It doesn’t change the team. And, what syrup I grab has nothing to do with what it is called. I’ll still grab the …
A friend recently shared on social media an inspirational quote she opened to in a random book. The last line read, “So, if darkness has settled in your mind, just open it up and let in that little ray of light that comes from somewhere.” Someone had hand-written on the page, “Look for it!” This …
It’s Father’s Day. My first without my dad. I never understood how hard it would be. Seeing cards in the stores, knowing that I don’t have a dad anymore. Not being with the others in my life who miss him as much as do I. Wishing more than anything I could call him to wish …