Caring for an elderly individual who can no longer handle simple tasks like making a pot of tea or bathing is a full-time job. That’s why there are careers in elderly care. But you likely already have a career, and it’s not in elderly care. There is a good chance that your parent wouldn’t want you to take time off work—or slack off in work—to care for them. You have put in so much time making career gains.
There’s that moment when your parent orders a senior movie ticket, because that means a discount. You have to stop yourself from saying, “You aren’t a senior” because you realize, oh, they are.
Were things really better for our grandmothers, or did they just tolerate more out of obligation versus choice?
They raised you and you turned out OK.
It's a fact that many of us neglect to learn more about our moms (and dads) before illness or end of life occurs. Mother’s Day is a fantastic opportunity to take the time to have those talks now.
I get it -- these are their grandchildren, but that doesn't mean that my parents get to raise my children?
One of these stars prefers if you call her a "glam-ma."
Whether you’re forty and invite your ailing elderly mother to share your household with you, your husband and kids or a teenage parent still sharing a roof with your mom while you’re still growing into the role, raising your children while living with parents is at the least, a challenging situation.
Is it too little too late?
(New York Times) — The recession continued to batter families this year, with the number of stay-at-home mothers declining and a sharp rise in the number of children living with their grandparents, according to a new Census Bureau report. The number of children living in their grandparents’ home increased by 8 percent compared with 2009, the second […]