Just because we’ve been a parent for too long doesn’t mean we don’t have a right to our lives, do we? I see parenting as constantly sharing your life with your family – your kids and your partner; as long as they are there and you’re here, the cycle of parental sharing and giving never really ends. But what kind of parent can resist her kids? I personally would choose [...]

Somehow, it always ends up in grandparents’ intervention when it comes to their grandkids’ self-esteem. I positively agree that it is important for the grandparents to play an active role in their grandkids’ lives especially during formative years. Grandparents are the only ones who can act as the “in-between”, an effective neutralizer in a potentially destructive fight between a mom and her kids. Grandparents are considered as the responsible adult [...]

Contrary to popular notion, being a senior or indeed a baby boomer can be financially hard especially if you have retired earlier than your nest egg could afford you. Unfortunately, in a cut throat world of corporations, nobody is indispensable – the minute you’re laid off, there are about 30 people waiting in line to replace you! This effectively places seniors and baby boomers in a very difficult situation. I [...]

A senior cannot just move and be done with it. It needs an awful lot of planning. If you are a caregiver, you might want to consider that as well when convincing a senior to move. For a senior, it is a big event, a big turn-around in their life so don’t ever think that it would be taken lightly. It also means downsizing – losing some of their most [...]

Breast cancer is indeed a scary topic for senior women. Without a doubt, breast cancer is something serious and can be fatal. For that reason alone, it is important for senior women to be aware of it and not just rely on secondhand information. Just a side story and to also prove how widespread breast cancer issues are – and how people seem to be ignorant on such issues: I [...]

If I know how to make a caregiver’s life easier, then I would definitely share it to the world – and without reservations. However, caregiving is never an easy task. It requires your all and honestly, there’s too much emotion at play in caregiving especially if the senior you are taking care of is someone close to you – that is, a family member or a partner. However, there are [...]

I have been to several social networking sites and I tell you, it ain’t easy to be private in these sites! No matter how you try to keep some things private, they will still end up showing somewhere else. Worse, you don’t even have an idea who saw what and when, you don’t even know who browsed your account info! Now that Facebook is as popular as ever – even [...]

Funny that I am doing this post because a good – and very old – friend has just asked me if I could “declutter” her home as she cannot do it anymore – for sentimental reasons and physical ones too. Of course it is okay with me as she is a dear friend and I’ve been trying to tell her a dozen times already that her home needs some clearing [...]

So there still exists a battle of senior independence against their need for assistance. A senior won’t readily accept that he or she is in need of assistance whether the reasons are quite obvious. If caregivers would have it their way, the decision would be unanimous; it’s the nursing home or the highway! But seniors see nursing homes as stripping them off of their dignity and your not being able [...]

As much as possible, seniors are encouraged to avoid using medications especially if it is not absolutely important for you to do so, that is, your life doesn’t depend on the medication you are about to take. This is because medications have their own effects on your body and may not compliment with other medications you are currently taking. If you really need to take anything for your condition, make [...]