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Longing for Home: Should You Visit if Home Is Now a Hot Spot?
4 min July 8, 2020Author: Michele Willens

Longing for Home: Should You Visit if Home Is Now a Hot Spot?

By Michele Willens

After getting through months of lockdown in New York, Michele Willens flew to her hometown of Los Angeles, yearning for her family and simpler life ther...

“When Those I Love Cannot Visit”: Quarantine Letters Between an Elderly Aunt and Beloved Niece
5 min June 18, 2020Author: Michele Willens

“When Those I Love Cannot Visit”: Quarantine Letters Between an Elderly Aunt and Beloved Niece

By Michele Willens

Since the lockdown began, Michele Willens has not been able to visit her 96-year-old aunt in an assisted living facility. Their emails reveal the heart-...

They’re Back! How to Manage When Grown Kids Are Sheltering at Home
5 min May 22, 2020Author: Cathi Hanauer

They’re Back! How to Manage When Grown Kids Are Sheltering at Home

By Cathi Hanauer

With so many grown kids quarantining with mom and dad right now, parents are dealing with issues of privacy, independence, housework and more. Our advic...

The Significance of the Mother’s Day Before My 58th Birthday: A Poem
2 min May 11, 2020Author: Michele Martell

The Significance of the Mother’s Day Before My 58th Birthday: A Poem

By Michele Martell

Approaching the age when her mother was killed in a car accident, Michele Martell wrote a tribute recalling that the whole (and the hole) is greater tha...

Hallelujah! 7 Things You Can Do Now That You’re Kid-Free
5 min February 17, 2020Author: Jeannie Ralston

Hallelujah! 7 Things You Can Do Now That You’re Kid-Free

By Jeannie Ralston

Hey, stop crying about your baby leaving home. Get ready for sex on the dining room table at 3 in the afternoon and other empty nest freedoms you can en...

The 11th Stage of Letting Go: When Kids Don’t Come Home for the Holidays
3 min December 24, 2019Author: Jeannie Ralston

The 11th Stage of Letting Go: When Kids Don’t Come Home for the Holidays

By Jeannie Ralston

For the first time ever, Jeannie Ralston's oldest son won't be at home when she turns on the tree lights and cranks up "Santa Baby" on Christmas morning...

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