Category: Parenting and midlife
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The Knife’s Edge of Midlife Motherhood
Boomerang kids… Sandwich generation… Failure to launch… Midlife crisis…. On Mother’s Day 2023 — a Mother’s Day in my midlife — I feel many disparate (conflicting?) emotions. Though I have a “kid” (young adult) living with me, I was not at home to receive (possibly burnt) breakfast in bed. Instead, I spent the night at…
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What is going on with our 20-somethings?
Unexpectedly, I have a 20-something living at home. Not sure how to feel, or exactly what to do, about that. How about you? I’ve described this blog as a place for sharing and support. This is where the rubber meets the road. I’m struggling. I suspect I’m not alone. I’m trying to do right by…
Sharing Midlife Stories 