My third wife and I lived in Paso Robles, California, during the last 7 years of our 13-year marriage. I had been commuting the 215 miles to West Los Angeles once a week, spending three or four days in Paso Robles and three or four in Los Angeles. In L.A., I stayed in the spare …more
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Putting the ‘GRAND’ in Grandparent
August 20, 2013 | Category: Life, Relationships | Add Comment
Author: Dvora Waysman posts: 3 Author's
Author: Dvora Waysman posts: 3 Author's
Congratulations flood in each time one of your children has a baby. What have we done? Nothing, really. Surely it’s our child and the spouse who deserve the praise. But tradition dictates that we’re also congratulated, as we’ve just assumed a new and important status. When it happens for the first time, you are overwhelmed …more
As a family therapist, I have noticed that retirees often end up becoming full-time babysitters for grandchildren, which can and often does cause insurmountable problems both for grandparents, parents and children. Understandably, new retirees may jump at the first chance to have unlimited time to give to their precious grandchildren; parents may thrill at low- …more
“Grandchildren are God’s way of compensating us for growing old,” is a quote by Mary H. Waldrip which anyone who is a grandparent is sure to appreciate. Grandchildren make our hearts swell; they restore our sense of joy and hope; they replenish our energy and creativity. In short, grandchildren make us feel younger in every …more
On the gym community
April 23, 2013 | Category: Health, Relationships | Add Comment
Author: Andy Baxter posts: 1 Author's
Author: Andy Baxter posts: 1 Author's
Diana brings me flowers. Diana is both beautiful and happily married. Yet there they set at my desk, the latest round of colorful, cared for magnoliophyta straight from her seemingly boundless, magical garden. This has nothing to do with me, you see. Diana brings flowers to the gym for what it gives all of our …more
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