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Marie Hickman

Marie Hickman is a TV journalist turned writer and blog contributor. She writes about saving money , parenting, cooking and travel. She admits her life is a mosaic, not a monument, and she is OK with that.

We’re becoming more and more accepting of a whole host of different lifestyles; so why are single midlifers still treated like the odd ones out? Read more from Marie on her blog.  Today, gay and transgendered people are not gaining acceptance passively; they are demanding it. Read the comments section of any online article, and you’ll …

Read More about Why Midlife Singles Are Still Stereotyped

  I left my 12-year-old son in my neighborhood grocery store’s parking lot for ten minutes. Yes, it was in Florida, but we’re talking late afternoon in the winter, no more than 70 degrees. The doors were locked and he was playing on his phone. And he was 12. Some woman called the police. A …

Read More about Why I’m Glad My Child Was Raised in a Foreign Country

Raising a child and re-entering the dating pool … all over the age of 50? Marie Hickman admits it’s not always easy! Read more from Marie on her blog.  My Facebook feed reveals my high school classmates are going off on college admissions trips with their youngest children, cuddling first grandchildren, celebrating silver anniversaries on safari. Meanwhile, …

Read More about 12 Struggles of Being a Single, Middle-Aged Mom