By Sydnei Kaplan Is TikTok’s Viral “Teen Filter” Harmless Fun or Dangerous Territory?
I enjoy trips down memory lane as much as the next person. Looking through old photo albums and scrapbooks (yes,…
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Why Having a Baby after 35 Is So Great
Advanced maternal age. Geriatric pregnancy. I think I heard those words first in nursing school at the age of 19.…
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Freedom at 40
I used to think 40 was so old. This thought wasn’t just limited to when I was a kid either—I…
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Being a Mom of Grown Children Is Beautiful Too
I have always been one of those people who want to do something: take a class in documentary filmmaking, make…
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By Kelsey Scism “Old” Seems Less Old the Older I Get
Growing up, my grandparents hosted birthday parties that involved all of my dad’s aunts and uncles gathering around the kitchen…
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By Elisa Cinelli My Grandma Doesn’t Remember Me but I Visit Anyway
Today I went to see my grandma in the memory care facility she now calls home. Visits now are nothing…
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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 Kalan Krueger I Wear These Lines and Scars With Pride
I sometimes look and don’t recognize her. She is not who she once was, the woman in this picture. Not…
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Dear Grandmother, I’m Not Ready to Lose You
I had a visit from my grandmother the other day. It wasn’t a regular sit on the porch with a…
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By Linda Orleans Dear Menopause, I Guess It’s Time We Got Acquainted
Dear Menopause, I’m 51 years old and for the past few years, I’ve been dreading, resisting, and fighting you. Let’s…
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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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