Family

Who would have thought lawyers would find an untapped market in silver splitters? If you’re wondering what that means, it’s another phrase for gray divorce – a term coined by Dr. Susan L. Brown and Dr. I-Fen Lin in 2012 to describe marriages that end after the age of 50…

They don’t tell you about this part of motherhood in the parenting books. They don’t prepare you for the Christmas when your adult child doesn’t call. When the addiction has its hooks in so deep you don’t recognize them anymore…

The holidays have a way of bringing everything to the surface. The joy, the memories, and sometimes, the ache of what’s missing. For many women, being cut off from an adult child feels…

I started a new life in my late 50s, after my husband and I separated. It was not anything I ever expected at that age. Like many women, I had built a life shaped by shared history, and when that life changed, I found myself standing…

Finding the right Christmas gift for your grandkids is no small feat, especially with so many choices out there! Here’s a curated list of ideas divided by age groups to help you pick the perfect gift for each child. From the little ones to the almost adults, you’ll find gifts…

The first Christmas with a new grandchild is one to remember. Here are 12 special gift ideas perfect for babies from newborn to one-year-old, combining practicality, sentiment, and charm. This article offers 12 ideas for a baby’s first year Christmas gift…

When any big life event comes round, Christmas, Easter, birthdays, anniversaries, it is easy to remember what we were doing on the same day last year, or many years ago. Magical childhoods waiting for Santa to arrive, Easter egg hunting, unwrapping birthday presents, forever weddings.

We know a lot of partners who struggle every year to get the perfect Christmas gift for their wives. Even after ALL those years, every year is the same. “What does my wife want for Christmas?” You can always get her favorite perfume…

There is a five-phase cycle to divorce recovery of feelings and emotions that you may experience after your transition through divorce. It’s called the Road Through Recovery. Some women feel “stuck” or “in pain” in one of the phases…

Emotional abuse rarely announces itself. Most of the time, it begins with a barely noticeable shift in behavior. Maybe it’s the cold tone that starts to creep in more regularly, or small dismissals of your feelings. For many women in their 60s (and earlier), especially those who’ve spent decades as the emotional…