Tag: grandparents
When You Can’t Rely on Grandparents
Grandparents are the most important members of many parents' tribe, but what is it like when your children don’t have grandparents you can rely...
Estranged Families and Alcoholism: My Kids Won’t Know Their Grandfather
My father and I are estranged.
My dad is an alcoholic who for the better part of my life has made little to no effort...
Multi-Generational Living: Embracing the Togetherness and Chaos
Whenever I explain to someone that our family has multi-generational living situation, I always get one of two responses.
"I could never do that!" or...
Memory Loss: The Heart Remembers What the Mind Cannot
My father has memory loss. Some days are better than others and some days he does not know who I am. It can be...
Lucky to Have My Dad, My Hero in Blue
I have noticed as I've gotten older that I'm a lot like my father. I am selfless and caring with a heart bigger than...
Grandparents:: The Most Important Members of Our Tribe
There is so much talk about how important your "tribe" is today. Don't get me wrong, finding supportive friends is amazing, helpful, and definitely...
How to Parent Your Parents
There comes a point in almost every young or middle-aged person’s life when you find you need to learn how to parent your parents....
The Gifts of the Mothers Before Me
In the hallway of our home hangs a note from my Grandma Ann. Reserved and preserved to celebrate an occasion in my life, it...
On Embracing Seasons
I. Hate. Winter.
There. I said it.
I grew up in Wisconsin, so it's not like I'm not used to the snow, ice, and cold. It's...