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Surviving and Thriving At Your Family Reunion
Author: Rebecca Martorella
I am headed to a family reunion. It’s a tradition that began as a celebration of my grandparents’ 50th anniversary in 1971 and is still held by my father’s family every five years despite the passing of my grandparents in the 1990’s (they were together for an amazing 70 years).
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As You Lay Dying
Author: Lita Poehlman
How does one say good-bye to a loved one? At what moment does one accept the reality of the inevitable? I remember thinking that if I lost my father; I couldn’t go on living and certainly never dreamed I would lose him at the young age of 64. He had experienced some health issues but nothing life threatening. He became gravely ill suddenly and one doctor completely misread his symptoms.
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A Mother's Love - Our Letters
Author: Lita Poehlman
Do we all wonder or even think about what moment in our life had the most impact on us? Mine was a moment that was so powerful that it has lived with me for 47 years. One simple phone call and seven words changed me forever. I was at work and was called to the office for a phone call from my doctor’s office. The nurse said, “You are going to have a baby!”
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Lemonade Lessons
Author: Rebecca Martorella
If you are looking for a way to connect with your grandchildren that is fun, educational, outdoors, and doesn’t involve running bases or getting sandy, consider opening a multi-generational lemonade stand.
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Secrets of the Not So Rich
Author: Denny Durbin
In these trying times, you’ll quickly find out what true family and friends are made of. This is the time to do the things you used to love before the quest for the American dream sucked everybody in. That’s right. Have you ever been as happy as you were back in the “good old days”? The days of cheap dates, barbecues, pool parties, picnics, potlucks, watching the sunset, and spending quality time with family.
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My Pet Project
Author: Marilyn Bagel
I have always had a soft spot in my heart for pets. When I was a tot, I had a goldfish. Goldie lived in a large fishbowl on the kitchen counter next the cookie jar. I would talk to it, but then also I talked to dolls
. . . walls . . . myself. Later I could chalk it off to being creative.
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Family Secrets
Author: Rebecca Martorella
Of course, the term family secret also implies that there are multiple people in the know, so I’m thinking family secret is an oxymoron along the lines of jumbo shrimp or friendly fire.
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Using Mediation to Uphold Grandparents' Rights
Author: Ask Nana
Many over-fifties ask for advice on family feuds, particularly in the context of "grandparent rights." Unfortunately, “grandparent' rights” are not something one obtains like getting a driver’s license. Instead, grandparents' rights may be thought of as specific rights with respect to grandchildren conferred by courts upon grandparents in the course of litigation concerning the grandchildren, or conferred by statutes or case law, and which often requires enforcement by court action.
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Forgive My Silence
Author: Karen Fawcett
If you hear audible sounds of relief and a womans tears rolling down her face, its because Ive just received the best news a person could imagine. No, I didnt win the lottery -- unless its the lottery of life. Serena Fawcett will have been released from Georgetown University Hospital by the time you read this.
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A Living Legacy
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
A cousin of mine, a wonderful, unpretentious literary woman, has dedicated her world to her husband (starting as sweethearts in a $60-a-month Bronx apartment), their 2 daughters, her career as an educator, their community, and books.
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For All the Lonely People...
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
FiftyandFurthermore is dedicated to living passionately and fully and Saging well. We believe that for most of us – saplings or seniors and those in between - this is possible. However we are not blind to facts and to the effort it takes for many to remember this is a time of abundance. In fact, sadly for many, Thanksgiving is a time of searing loneliness and the beginning of a month of fighting depression.
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When Good Parents Raise Bad Children
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
Sages don’t suddenly spring into their position of grace with unblemished histories. They are women and men who have lived at least a half century or more. Every one of them has had multiple life experiences. Many have parented and parented well. Some have parented in intact families and some as single parents. In most cases Sages have parented with love and the best of intentions - with the tools they’ve had.
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Daddy
Author: Isaac Levy
For many years Father’s Day has been an emotional day of remembrance for me, especially because I grew up in a family where we easily showed our love and where we were encouraged to share in our parents’ lives as friends and companions. (Though we always knew who the real boss was.)
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For Father's Day and Beyond
Author: Jack Levine
I believe there's a big difference between being a Father and being a Dad. The former is biological, the latter emotional. Fathering is an act of nature; Being a Dad is all nurture.
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I Love My Family - But...
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
I love my family, I really do. My children, my stepchildren and their significant others, my ex-stepchildren, and my grandchildren, both mine and acquired. But sometimes I feel like the designated matriarch of a tribe that grew like topsy and I am not quite sure how I got here.
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Thanksgiving Traditions for a New Era
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
"There is no place like home for the holidays" blares from the radio and every mall. Those of us who are over fifty have experienced many Thanksgiving holidays - as children, singles, married, parents, grandparents and even great-grandparents. In times not so very long ago, Thanksgiving traditions were easily handed down from one generation to the next.
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In Sickness and in Health
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter in her book Helping Yourself Help Others writes:
“There are only four kinds of people in the world.
Those who have been caregivers
Those who currently are caregivers
Those who will be caregivers
Those who will need caregivers.”
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The Sandwich Generation: Modern Family Ties
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
The Sandwich Generation is being squashed and squished, toasted, roasted, and eaten alive. Those in their mid-forties and fifties who once eagerly dreamed about freedom resulting from children going off to new lives have awakened to a rude surprise.
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Motherhood Mythology
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
Motherhood is supposed to be the best time of our lives. For many of us, it is. For others, although we love our children, it is not. I was aware of my own bittersweet emotions this past Mother’s Day when my children and grandchildren joyously celebrated with me and I honored them. On balance, I feel privileged to be a mother and a grandmother. However I can remember times when as a single working mom, the chores seemed so overwhelming and I got so tired and mired down that I was unable to fully
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Parenting Grown Children
Author: Mary Liepold
You know it the first time they come home from college, or military service, or whatever calls them out into the world on their own after high school. They are still your children, but they are not your children. Nothing will ever be quite the same again.
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Prenuptial Agreements: Wall Street and Marriage - Do They Mix?
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
With the divorce rate climbing to close to 60%, marriage has often become a feared and fearful activity. Individuals no longer walk down the aisle, starry-eyed and so filled with love that a divorce seems like an unrealistic expectation.
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Viva Vacations
Author: Dorree Lynn, PhD
Long, hot, lazy days are here again. The kids may be home and under foot, you and your spouse may be longing for time to be together - or apart. Summer is a restless time. We think we should be having fun, but are we?
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