Being An Old Mommy by Maureen Eich VanWalleghan
March 26th, 2015
Isn’t great how kids can keep it real? NOT, especially when it comes to age. One day in the bathroom my daughter let me know in a rather matter-of-fact way that I was an old mommy. I asked why she thought that. “Well you do have wrinkles like Grammie.” Ouch. ...
One Foot on a Banana Peel, The Other On The Gas Pedal By: Lori j Loesch
January 22nd, 2015
I feel like I've got one foot on a banana peel, to retirement, and the other on the gas pedal of a race car. Being an older mom, has it's ups and downs. As I get older, age has a way of sliding into my life and changing everything. I ...
Searching for the Better Me by Melissa Swedoski
April 22nd, 2014
A funny thing happened to me recently - I learned to let go of some of the baggage I've been carrying around for years. And when I say years, I mean almost two decades. You'd think at the ripe old age of 44 that I would have transitioned out of ...
Stumbling Through Midlife Without The Right Shoes by Melissa Swedoski
December 10th, 2013
Lately I've been pondering this conundrum of midlife parenting, because not only do I have two toddler girls just beginning their journey, but I have a 72-year-old father who just started a new job. Just goes to show that whatever you think is going to happen, never happens quite that ...
Insults and Compliments by Sharon O’Donnell
November 30th, 2013
As a woman gets older, thoughtless comments and insults (unintended or intended) can often have an impact on her self-esteem. OK, let's stop writing in the third person here; it can often impact my self-esteem. 51 can be a precarious age, and it ...
Lonely is the Night …. By Robin Sydney Wallace
July 28th, 2013
"Unlike their male counterparts, female elected officials have produced remarkably few sex scandals," --The New York Times. There’s a mayoral race going on in New York City in which one of the candidates is redefining the issue of transparency in politics and giving the press another reason to keep showing up ...
Sorry, But I’m Running Late …..By Robin Sydney Wallace
July 21st, 2013
"We don't see things as they are. We see things as we are,"--Anais Nin. As a writer and a journalist, I know the power of words, language and terminology. I know that through the language with which we choose to discuss a topic, we can define the public’s perception or feelings ...
GUEST BLOG POST: Aging with Grace and Vitality by Claudia Spahr, later mom and author, Right Time Baby
July 8th, 2012
Are you also tired of hearing that stereo-typical comment; “Older mothers are selfish because they won’t be around long enough for their kids”? You know what? It’s actually NOT true. Studies show that if you have your child over 40 you’re four times more likely to reach the age of 100. Apart ...
