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Thanksgiving recently passed and Christmas is rapidly approaching. Special holidays like those call for special celebrations with family and friends. Most my age (well into seniorhood), can recall holidays, especially Christmas and Thanksgiving when there was a gathering of family to celebrate the occasion. That was then; too often that doesn't happen in today's world. In my day, I never had...

There is a strange occurrence in the parent / child relationship whe the parent begins to act more like the child and the child (now an adult) begins to act more like the parent. This can happen at almost any age, even when the child is still a child, but it most definitely happens as the parent ages. As the adult child, you eventually find yourself reversing roles with your parent and suddenly...

Today I became the parent of a high school graduate. Of course I knew this day would always come but now that it's actually here, it's almost surreal. Just like most parents, I always want the best for my daughter. I want her to be respectful of others and to judge people based on the content of their character. Sadly, too many people enter into adulthood without a clue as to how the...

I'm not a parent (unless you count my furballs): But I know that someday I'd like to be. If I'd been born in a previous era, I most likely would be a parent already! The latest Census report says that the average age of a woman giving birth for the first time is 25.1 -- and that's the highest of all time.In fact, in 2009, more than 100,000 women over the age of 40 gave birth.For each...

If there is one topic that has had the most written about, it probably is love. It is one of the strongest emotions (along with hate) that we experience. It is a universal emotion; I have never read or heard of anyone who is sane that has not felt it. It is as ingrained into our genes as the act of breathing. I have no doubt that the newborn child feels sit towards others even though its mind...