Tag Archives: living alone
| Divorce |
February 24, 2013
I’m 53 yrs old, been married almost 33 yrs & to put it bluntly..I’m tired of being married! My marriage has been hum-drum & I began to lose interest yrs. ago. My husband is a great person, provider but he is content w/his life&read more »
| loneliness: the biggest taboo? | Most Liked Hot Conversation |
January 21, 2013
Ok so lots of us are single for various reasons. In my case it’s following a divorce after 34 years married. Whilst I’ve come to terms with my single status in many ways, for example I quite like living alone, love the freedom to traveread more »
| Should I Let Him Move In? | Most Liked Hot Conversation |
May 07, 2012
It's far less expensive for us to maintain one house instead of two. On the other hand, if our present system is working, why change it? I'm getting a bit nervous.read more »
| Snoopy to the Rescue – How Caregivers Can Use Pet Therapy to Care for Their Loved One |
May 07, 2012
Dr. Edward Creagan of the Mayo Clinic Medical School once observed, “If pet ownership was a medication, it would be patented tomorrow.”read more »
| why i’d rather be 65 than 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, or 55 | Most Liked Hot Conversation |
May 03, 2012
I hate that my body moves more slowly than it used to, but I love that I own my age. I love that I am funny and that I can see the absurdities of life. I love that life is finite but vision is infinite. read more »
| Elder Care: 5 Tips for the Move to Assisted Living |
April 22, 2012
At some point you'll no longer be at ease that your mother can manage safely and well by herself. What you don’t know is this: how do you recognize that point? And if you can't recognize it, how will you know when it's the right time for her to movread more »
| Have you lived with or are you living with a person with a personality disorder? |
April 12, 2012
Recently I discovered the pervasiveness of “PD’s” in families. Studies are surfacing ...these disorders are rampant. Those of us in our fifties may have been born to a parent with PD or unknowingly, married one.read more »
| Soul Food: More than Meal Delivery for Seniors, Caregivers, Volunteers |
March 16, 2012
If your older loved one is struggling with food costs on a fixed income, good nutrition is often the first thing to go. It's easy to overlook among so many other worries such as health ailments, prescriptions, paying hospital or insurance bills and oread more »
| When 50+ couples move in together – how to merge households and stay sane and in love |
February 16, 2012
At our age, merging households with a significant other can be especially challenging. How do you handle sharing your space with someone every day, after living alone for years?read more »
| “The Grey Divorce” – Midlife breakups of long-term marriages are rapidly on the rise |
February 10, 2012
After age 50, women are divorcing at double the rate of 20 years ago. But their new life doesn't come without some planning, some heartache, and some hard work.read more »
Watermusic,
That is exactly what to do to keep your spirit and energy in harmony. Thank you for sharing. Letting yourSelf off the hook is the hard part. Good for you.
I want to share your story with a client that is coming next week who can ne
I guess it is your son or M. Obviously your son is into protecting you from further engagement in a destructive relationship. Your son is right, you did deceive him. Again, obviously he holds you in higher esteem than you hold yourself.
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This is a tough one, because there are two sides to this. One, your son has the right to be upset with M, as he was abusive verbally to you and your son. By M and your son arguing and calling each other names, that tells me that M is not very matur