In parent child relationships, where you can’t control the outcome, I suggest you decide tolive your own life to its fullest. Let your adult children carry the burden of bitterness on their shoulders. Shame on them, not shame on you. Even with this surround yourselves with loving friends,...
M. Scott Peck wrote, “Mental health is an ongoing process of dedication to reality at all costs.” The pinch point for grandmothers is that any loss of relationship with our adult children means strained relations – if not severed ties – with the grandchildren who now light up our lives...
Having the other person conform to our desires so we will love them is manipulation, not love. Focusing on “what’s in it for me” is a death knell for true love. Yet, as mothers, we sometimes forget that in our relating to our adult children. When we can view them with some deta...
Helping to pay for a grandchild’s college education can bring great personal satisfaction and a beneficial way for grandparents to pass on wealth. So what are some ways to accomplish this goal? Outright Cash Gifts A common way for grandparents to help grandchildren with college costs is to mak...
1). Although both my parents died young, I have done well in this respect as regards my other ancestors with reference to/relating to 2). Of remoter ancestors I can only discover one who did not live to a great age, and he died of a disease which is now rare, namely, having his ...
can watch their grandchildren growing up around them; and, perhaps best of all, they can, if their life has been a useful one, feel the happiness of having come through the battle of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest, leaving everything to others...
The message can be, “You’re not here for good. We’re going to help you, but the plan is for you to get on your feet.” Having a plan is important because it will ensure that your child’s stay back home doesn’t drag on forever. (I’ll talk more about how to make ...
What kind of city do you hope your children, or grandchildren will be living in? Now paint your own idea about the city and you’ll have a chance to win 4,000 yuan! What: ①The idea of your painting must be your own. ②Write down the idea behind your painting in 150 words. ...
“I want to keep cycling as long as my body will let me. I hope I have at least another 20 years. I know I will have to make adjustments in my riding style and capacity,” says Taylor. “My grandchildren want to ride with me and that encourages me to keep riding. My youngest dau...
Was your mother emotionally distant? As adults, women who grew up with emotionally absent mothers can feel flat. Because their inner world was ignored as children, they may not know how to nurture it now. But by understanding their past, they can make pe