It’s taken my father and me this long to get to some semblance of a normal routine since my mother’s death in July, and, his subsequent back problems, surgery and recovery.
For him, it’s really the first time in quite a long time that he can go out and do whatever he wants, whenever he wants, […]
Though he’s not great at keeping in touch with them, my father has lots of friends.
Several of his friends from his previous career (before he became a teacher) are female, and, I’ve known them since I was a child. I’ve never really thought much about it.
He has lunch with this group a few times a […]
Unlike my other endeavor which serves no apparent purpose other than to take up bandwidth and minutes of your life, GenBetween does have a higher purpose (besides being a place where I pour forth angst on a semi-regular basis).
In honor of the upcoming Carnival of the Mission Statement for b5 Media’s Family and Relationship Channel, […]
I can’t imagine:
There’s no doubt that Brenda Rice is part of the sandwich generation. Make that a triple-decker sandwich.
In addition to caring for her mother, who has severe dementia, Brenda baby-sits daily for her year-old grandson. On top of that, her 17-year-old son still lives at home.
I was going to say, […]
I got to see an old friend yesterday, she lives far away and I haven’t seen her in years.
We had a great time catching up, and, then I realized the reason for her visit. Her father is ill, they don’t know what’s wrong, and, it doesn’t sound too good. With a small child at home, […]
With the holiday season coming up quickly, I know that this time of year might be hard since my mother died.
I have been thinking about the approaching season in vague terms, making a mental note to put “deal emotionally with holidays”, but, I haven’t really done much else.
Imagine my surprise when, Halloween, the questionable member […]
Parents to the left of me, children to the right, here I am.
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