Lynne Cobb writes over at her website of the same name. She shares stories that cover a mix of life, family and her opinion as she navigates the changes in the print journalism industry. It has been over a year since our youngest child graduated from high school. One year of college down – where did that time …
Midlife parenting
HOW WILL YOU FILL THE HOLE? One of the hardest lessons for a parent to learn is how to let go of our children. We have invested so much of ourselves into them and they are such a huge part of our lives, what will we do when they leave? I’ve seen so many women …
Laurie shares thoughts on growing up, growing older and growing (hopefully) wiser over at LaurieStoneWrites.com. You think you’ll feel one way about something, but end up feeling another. My oldest son Patrick moved out recently. I expected to feel easy-going about it, ready. After all, he’s 25. It’s time. But I felt something different. The …
Lisha can be found sharing at LishaWrites.com. This post was originally featured there. The other day, a man walked into my house. He was driving my son’s car. He was wearing my son’s clothes. He even called me “Mom.” But I had never seen this man before. He bore a vague resemblance to a boy I dropped …
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, …