GenBetween

December 25th, 2006

Merry Christmas!

Tags: Christmas, sandwich-generation

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December 23rd, 2006

Signs my father is adjusting to living on his own

I walked in his kitchen last night, and, he was shoveling a cranberry scone into his mouth whilst standing over the sink.
Tags: Living-Alone, sandwich-generation, Scones

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December 22nd, 2006

Update your address book

Since my mother died (it’s been 5 months, can you believe it?), it’s up to me to figure out who I need to add to my Christmas card list. My dad prepared his Christmas cards on his own, but, well, he’s a boy and I have to figure out the fine details of who some […]

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December 21st, 2006

Only like me

I never even thought of this: most every generation in China, because of the one child policy, is the Sandwich Generation. Solidarity to my only-child sisters (and brothers, though I’m not sure how much child and elder care they perform) in China. *shakes fist*
Tags: China, one-child-policy, sandwich-generation

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December 21st, 2006

My turn for the holidays

For the past few years, I have been in charge of Christmas for our family. My tenure actually began before my mother’s health declined. I’d like to say that it represented some sort of ceremonial “changing of the guard” or something, but, honestly, I think she just didn’t want to fool with it anymore.
It started […]

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December 15th, 2006

Back-up elder care as an employee benefit

Freddie Mac, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation in the United States, recently announced back-up elder care as a new employee benefit:
The new elder care program, offered through Bright Horizons, a national provider of work-site child care and now elder care services, will assist employees whose elder relatives need non-medical care such as meal preparation, […]

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December 14th, 2006

A 2006 Retrospective

Though GenBetween won’t have a birthday until May, the end of the year is always a good time to look back and see what’s been happening.
Many people might call this type of retrospective a “best of”, but, to be honest, other than getting to meet all of you, I’m not sure there is a “best” […]

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December 13th, 2006

AARP MarketPlace

AARP has announced a pilot of a new member benefit thisholiday season called AARP MarketPlace.
This discount shopping site features name brands such as Sony, Motorola, Sharper Image and Panasonic. You can find discounts up to 35% on items such as toys, electronics, digital cameras, luggage and small appliances.
There’s even free standard shipping now through December […]

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December 12th, 2006

An Internet conflicted?

When you look up “aging blog” on Google, the first entry is “Time Goes By - What It’s Really Like to Get Older” (one of my favorite blogs), and, immediatelly following that is a link for “Fight Aging!”.
Even though people will claim it’s just the “signs of aging” that people want to fight, it is, […]

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December 8th, 2006

Fire safety for older adults

With cold weather, there is usually an increase in fires and fire related injuries. In particular, fires can be a hazard for the elderly.
Consider smoke detectors, batteries and fire extinguishers as gifts for the elder on your list. However, since safety is one of those gifts that keeps on giving, you might want to add […]

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