Family

Speaking to aging parents about their future, is really a conversation about mortality, and that is not an easy conversation to undertake at any age. The top 7 things to consider when speaking to an elderly person about their future…
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The saying “no-one is an island” is true. Despite how much we crave for our own space there are times when we need to communicate with others, to avoid the loneliness. With aging parents loneliness can become an increasing problem,…
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I’m one of the parents who has allowed my children to return home. It wasn’t a snap decision but one of concern, helpfulness, and out of love that I allowed my daughter to return after spending a year away finding…
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Parent’s that have boomerang kids that are now adults only need look at their work ethic to determine whether their children will survive the economic crisis. Those children which have stayed under their parent’s roof into their adult lives have…
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When trying to find out what your aging loved one truly wants it is important to talk with them while you have the chance. I am so thankful I was able to talk to my dad and knew what his…
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To all intent and purposes your family is supposed to be the most important factor in your life, compared to outside people, thus the saying ‘ blood is thicker than water.’ It comes from an old English proverb, which translates…
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When you hold your newborn in your arms for the first time, you never imagine it might be hard to love them. You can’t envision this adorable, helpless infant will grow to be a teenager from hell. But it can…
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SENIOR PARENTS how to prepare yourself for that phase in life Before we get to be Senior Parents we have to get through the phase of Midlife Parents AND IT IS NOT EASY. However, these are the years when we…
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There was a time when a majority of Americans bought into the Culture of Drinking, a culture in which a drink before dinner and maybe another, followed by a drink during dinner and many, many drinks after dinner were considered…
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Everyone is pinching pennies these days and the tourism industry is an ill affected venue. People are thinking twice before splurging on lavish vacations. If you are looking for a way to budget in a little fun, entertaining at home…
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It can be hard to accept that our elderly parents may not always be able to sufficiently care for themselves. After all, these are the people who raised us, took care of us and did their best to guide us…
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What to do for your grandkids, when they live far away? A grandparent trying to keep a relationship with your grandchildren who live far away and you do not get the privilege to see them often, does not mean you…
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The hostess who finds too many guests must make a quick decision. She can refuse to accept the unexpected ones, and possibly lose some friends. Or she can decide to accept the challenge and make a successful event of it….
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You can’t live with them, and you can’t live without them; that’s one theory on family. There was a time when families were close-knit units that were completely dependent on each other, and when asked who your best friend was,…
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When I brought up the subject of end of life wishes with my Mother she informed me that the most important thing in the world to her is that she never be forced to wear dentures. That’s what she said….
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Most people would prefer not to have uninvited house guests when having pre-planned a special dinner or other detail-specific event. However, the more friends and family a person has, the more likely that person will encounter and eventually have to…
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Luckily, I have stepped into a few cross-cultural events. I advise anyone to find out how to dress appropriately if they have been invited, but if you find yourself stepping into a cross cultural event as a passerby invitation, accept…
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When caring for someone with dementia, it is hard to distinguish between the “real” them and the disease. When my dad “saw” potato chips walking down the hall of the hospital, we knew it was the disease. When my grandfather…
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When you invite someone, whom you know to be an animal lover, to your home for a visit, and you do not specify your personal pet policy, there is a chance they may just show up with their pet in…
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Everyone grew up hopefully loving and respecting our parents. Similarly we all love our children. But these are totally different emotional environments. However, due to the aging of population and medical advances, these two situations are converging in more and more…
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It just seems like yesterday when your children where small toddlers romping around the home. Today, you wake up only to see a woman with gray hair, wrinkles and the home silent as it has never been before. Empty nest…
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You feel like you’re backed into a corner. The rent is past due. There’s no food in the frig. Your car is about out of gas. The cable was cut off months ago and there’s talk of another round of…
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When an invitation is extended to a relative or friend to visit, the prospective guest has no right to assume this invitation automatically includes Fido or Puff. Because pets so quickly become members of the family, it is difficult for…
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“All the days ordained for me were written in Your book before one of them came to be.” (Psalm 139:16) As a loved one nears the final chapter of life, what becomes most meaningful? FAITH Is this life really all…
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As people age it can be a shock to their system to have to come to terms with the fact that they need help to perform tasks they used to find simple. To give up their independence, and learn to…
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Coping with the death of a loved one? So how do you go about doing this? This is a question that i have asking myself for quite some time now, well, at a guess i would say about five years….
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Parents age. As people age, so do their parents. It happens without warning while you are growing up and starting your own family. People tend to just assume that the parent and child relationship will never change. Often the parents…
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When one opens the front door to welcome an invited guest and finds they’ve brought their pet(s) along; a sticky problem has arisen. The degree of stickiness depends on how long the guest is going to stay! If Aunt Susie…
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A big smile and hello when someone in the family enters the room especially to your mate. Taking interest in what the others like to do, and offering help, if it’s refused that’s okay we all need some time to…
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The moment we are born we have arrived in a world which works by way of providing a stimulus and getting response for it. Through out our life we learn to respond to the things said to us, acts meted…
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