Fortunately, I have a 94 year old friend who is much like a surrogate father to me. Our relationship started while my dad was still alive. We became closer when dad passed on 5 years ago and have remained that way ever since. It’s a blessing to have an older person in your life to [...]
Many from my generation, the pre-boomers who are now known as New Seniors, were the first in to venture away from home in our early adult lives. We were born in the Great Depression or during WWII, so starting life during this extended period of uncertainty may have influenced us to look outside our communities [...]
Pre-boomers grew up in a world where parents, for the most part, stayed married no matter what. This was not always good for the kids, but many in less than satisfactory marriages thought it was a good enough reason to stay together. There were many other factors discouraging divorce such as religion, finances and public [...]
When I was a kid, people took care of their aging parents, even older family members like aunts and uncles. There was always a place for them to sleep and another chair could be pulled up to the dining room table. They were family, so you shared what you had with them. Of course, that [...]
