By Kerith Mickelson This Is My Second Half Too
Part-time teacher by day, security guard at my daughter Amelia’s basketball games by night. It’s extra cash to take Tai…
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Even When You Don’t Remember Me
I’ll always be there to take care of you. It’s the way God built me. I’m a caregiver, and I have…
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By Kelsey Scism Hello 40, I’ve Been Waiting for You
Recently, a friend gave me a sweatshirt displaying the words "Nineteen 83 Original." I slipped the soft fabric over my…
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The Face In the Mirror Has Changed, But It Tells My Story
If I were to do an inventory of my home of 42 years, I would get a grip on what…
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By Jennifer Thompson I Am One, But Sometimes I Don’t Feel Like a Grown-Up
“I feel like such a grown-up,” these are the words I said to my teenage daughter when we were in…
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By Jennifer Vail My Body Is Changing Again But This Time I’m Embracing It
I remember shopping for my first bra. I was just so excited. I’d walked by this section of the store…
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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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“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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