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First off a happy Father's Day to all. A question that might arise is what to get that hard-to-buy father in the house? Two possible suggestions. The first is practical and, according to a recent survey, much needed. That gift is underwear. »more»
Music can be very powerful and can evoke memories and emotions. What song(s) best capture how you are feeling and why? (Perhaps at some point we'll put together a iTunes playlist for us all to listen to).
Feeling lonely is never fun. However when it happens in middle age it can take a very bad toll on one's health. In the August issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, two University of Chicago psychologists report their findings that loneliness leads to very negative physiological affects on middle age bodies. »more»
"Over the Hill and Between the Sheets" is a collection of well-written essays that approach the question "what's your love life / sex life like now that you're no longer young?" »more»
The Los Angeles Times tackles the "give and take of caregiving" in a thoughtful piece about taking care of seniors while still raising children. The article focuses on Lisa Wood, 44, who has a mother with Alzheimer's disease and a 5-year old daughter. »more»
Hundreds of thousands of families will soon see their youngest child off to college, and that means an outbreak of despondent mothers and fathers suffering from empty nest syndrome.
The book jacket for Karen Stabiner's "The Empty Nest" says it all, "As the baby boom generation ages -- the oldest are now turning sixty -- many of them are learning to deal with a whole new way of life, after the last child has finally moved out and they are, once again, alone. It’s the same milestone their own parents faced, but as with so many other markers, this generation approaches it in a whole new way." »more»
