By Lisa Leshaw When Did We Change, Mama?
When did we change, Mama? Was it a moment? Or a gradual shift? When did I stop coming to you…
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By Angela Williams Glenn Midlife Is the Heartbreak You Never Saw Coming
I stood in the airport. Outside the window was the plane that would take me home—a place and a scene…
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By Lisa Ingrassia Mom Showed Me What It Means to Be a Caregiver
My mother is an extraordinary woman. She inspires me to be a better person. She has spent seven years selflessly…
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The Sandwich Generation Needs Support Too
Caregiver. Nurse. Custodian. Mother. Parent. Daughter. Son. Rinse, lather, repeat. If you had told me 10 years ago (heck, even…
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Loving Mom (Thanks, Amazon)
I was online, searching old Amazon orders for a part we’d bought for our 1998 Buick Regal. The car was…
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By Kelley Friedland One Day I’ll Wish I Could Hear Their Voices Again, So I’m Saving Messages From My Parents
I have about 40 or more saved voicemail messages in my phone from my mom and dad, (mostly my mom…
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By Autumn Knapp Caring For My Toxic Mother Is An Offering, Not a Duty
I’m living smack in the middle of a generational sandwich. If you haven’t heard the term before, “sandwich generation” refers…
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Walking Mother Home
I call my sister for another update on Mom. Last week had been my week to help out. Our mother…
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By Alana Smith I Am Two Moms: One To My Children and One To My Aging Mother
I have two young boys, ages seven and two. I am their momma. My own mother is not well, and…
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Dementia is a Thief of Memories, Not of Love
She looked up at me from her seat at the table and her face lit up with joy. She made…
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By Jennifer Ross Dear Mom, You Made Me a Better Person
Dear Mom, You have made me a much better person lately but not in the usual ways. It was your…
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By Jennifer Vail Caring For Aging Parents as an Only Child Can Be Lonely
I am an only child. My parents didn’t plan it this way, but life and biology, as you know, rarely…
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