I’m 59 and have been helping care for my 84-year-old mother for the past two years. She lives about 40 minutes from me, so I drive over several times a week to take her to appointments, pick up groceries, organize ...
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I’m 54, and lately I feel like I’m living in a body I don’t completely recognize anymore. I expected menopause to bring hot flashes and maybe some sleepless nights, but I wasn’t prepared for how much it would affect the ...
I’m 56, and lately I’ve been wondering what happened to the woman I used to be. For most of my adult life, my days revolved around other people. I raised two children, worked part-time when they were young, eventually moved into ...
I adopted Scout, a four-year-old Australian Shepherd mix, about eight months ago. He was very shy when I first brought him home, but over time he became incredibly attached to me. He follows me from room to room, sleeps ...
I’m 56, and lately I’ve realized I’m not sure who I am outside of being someone’s wife, mother, daughter, and employee. That sounds dramatic when I write it down, but it’s honestly how I’ve been feeling. My youngest moved ...
I’m 58, and I’ve reached a point in life where everything looks fine from the outside, but I’m struggling more than I want to admit. I’ve worked in the same industry for almost 30 years. It paid the bills, ...
I’m 58 and have worked for the same manufacturing company outside Cleveland for almost 31 years. For most of my adult life, retirement was something I pictured with a smile. I imagined sleeping in, taking road trips with my wife, ...
My youngest child moved out about six months ago, and I honestly thought I would be thrilled to finally have some peace and quiet. For years, I dreamed about having evenings where nobody needed a ride, a meal, help ...
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