This month would have been my parents’ 67th wedding anniversary. They had only 40 years together before my father died in 1989, and Mom passed away last November. Through the years, she always marked the date. I’ll continue the tradition and think of them as young, healthy lovers. The grainy, black-and-white photographs from 1946 fluttered to …
Ellen Dolgen is a longtime contributor and friend of Midlife Boulevard. We send her our condolences on the loss of her mother. Read more from Ellen on her website. On July 6th, I received that dreaded phone call. My beloved Mom passed away in Tucson, Arizona. Mom started having trouble breathing earlier in the day, …
During the holidays grieving for lost loved ones can be especially painful. Kay Lynn Akers of Weight Chronicles chooses to look forward to alleviate the sadness she feels. In 2011 my husband and I were traveling to Kansas to spend the Christmas holidays with my mom, stepdad, sister, brother and many other family members. For many …
Claudia Schmidt looks back on a traumatic and serious rift with her parents and considers what her children might think of her someday. Read more from Claudia on her blog, My Left Breast. I wasn’t the happiest of teenagers and didn’t have the best of relationships with my parents. Our combative relationship reached its peak …
On August 8th in Seattle, Washington, our daughter Sarah and her husband Sol, brought a beautiful pink bundle of joy into this world. I am now a Grandma! Now, I understand why grandparents go on and on, bragging about their grandchildren. I’m proud, and not the least bit embarrassed to be a grandmother. I don’t …
