Dear Mr. and Ms. Advertiser, In the interest of the “60 is the new 40” generation, I am writing to request you consider our mental health with some of your commercials. TV shows of naked people, ads discussing erectile dysfunction and hemorrhoid cream need to be shown after little kids go to sleep. Not all of us are equipped …
Recently I had written a condolence note to a co-worker. One of her Grands (a 3-month-old twin) had died suddenly in his mother’s arms. There is not much we can say to relieve the unbearable heaviness of such a loss except to say the family is in our thoughts and prayers. I wrote quickly, not …
A lot of us have sound criteria for helping our kids out financially. We know when tough love should be levied and when a helping hand is appropriate. But those decisions can get muddied, especially for those of us who are grandparents. The surveys suggest we’re generous with our Grands, that way more than half …
I am beginning to look at grand parenting the same as a doctor on call…you just never know when the emergency is going to hit. Calls have come in during work…lunches with friends…just as I settled in for quiet and a favorite movie….and then, last Tuesday at 2 A.M… Tuesday began as Tuesdays have since …
