Feeling guilt seems all too common among those of us caring for dependent parents. We believe we should have the silver bullet to make them happy, or healthy, or their relationship functional. Sound familiar?
Our member Karen Ballinger, shares her essay about coming to terms with what she could and couldn't do for her parents.
Anyone familiar with the trials and tribulations of menopause will laugh heartily--and a little ruefully--at Melinda Stanley's very humorous essay about living with unpredictable hot flashes. Those who aren't yet acquainted with them may laugh a little less heartily...I once heard a woman report that one of her strategies for hot flashes was spending alot of time half-naked, with her head stuck in the freezer. It seemed a little extreme to me at the time, but Melinda's story has made me think again.
Haven't many of us sometimes dreamed of taking a dramatic step to a new, more meaningful life? The late 40s seem to be a time when we wonder how to make the second half of our life mean more to us. After incubating that question for a few years, Hillary Hutchinson actually took that dramatic step. She left her home of 20 years to move to a new city and start her own business. Now, if that's not courage, we don't know what is! You go, girl!
Feeling guilt seems all too common among those of us caring for dependent parents. We believe we should have the silver bullet to make them happy, or healthy, or their relationship functional. Sound familiar? 
Anyone familiar with the trials and tribulations of menopause will laugh heartily--and a little ruefully--at Melinda Stanley's very humorous essay about living with unpredictable hot flashes. Those who aren't yet acquainted with them may laugh a little less heartily...I once heard a woman report that one of her strategies for hot flashes was spending alot of time half-naked, with her head stuck in the freezer. It seemed a little extreme to me at the time, but Melinda's story has made me think again.
Haven't many of us sometimes dreamed of taking a dramatic step to a new, more meaningful life? The late 40s seem to be a time when we wonder how to make the second half of our life mean more to us. After incubating that question for a few years, Hillary Hutchinson actually took that dramatic step. She left her home of 20 years to move to a new city and start her own business. Now, if that's not courage, we don't know what is! You go, girl!.jpg)
