After glancing at the third cheery snapshot of friends’ double-caramel triple whipped cream venti mochas on social media one day, under the heading of “self-care,” I decided to delve into the question that has...
I watched as my friend worriedly texted her adult children. She was reminding them that there were topics at their upcoming family dinner that were “off-limits,” because the conversation would inevitably not have gone...
The last time I was with my grandsons we headed to our favorite park to feed the ducks and walk through the woods. As we were heading back to the car, we came across...
Dear Self, I am writing this during the second week of “social distancing;” an attempt to help our world get a bit of control over the Covid-19 virus. It is imperative that we all...
Ah, those back-to-school photographs! Toward the end of each August I so enjoy scrolling through social media and seeing all of the cuties heading back to school. For at least that one picture, everything...
I had lunch last week with four very special ladies. Altogether their years on this earth equaled 371. It was a sad occasion that brought us all together; one of their dear friends had...
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”- Maya Angelou
adult children / changes / encouragement / new empty nesters
When Your Child Goes Off to College
28 Aug, 2019
