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Category: visiting grown children
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I have perfected the fly-by hug. When we finally made our way to the cities where our children live, I found I could not greet them with an awkward elbow flap of a hello. We have not seen in person either our children or grandchildren since last Thanksgiving, I could not deny myself hugs–even if…
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August days are tick-tocking down toward Fall with its school openings and flu season. Now is the supposedly "safe" time to travel–to visit children who live far away and to just plain get away. But is it safe? Some economists have suggested that we older folk should be part of a “targeted lockdown," and stay…
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We had plans to have dinner with friends last Friday night. They canceled. Their son asked them to babysit his 9-year-old twins. Paterfamilias watches the football game every Sunday with his friend Lance. This Saturday Lance called to say he couldn't make it: He and his wife were invited to have lunch with their daughter…
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We who live far from our grown kids take solace in the "up" side of distance. When we visit them it is usually for a few days or even longer and those visits can be festive, busy and intense. For a few fleeting days we are part of their everyday lives: We see up close…
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As our kids reach an age of acquired wisdom, it may feel like they’re parenting us rather than vice versa.
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A little yoga workout forges the warmth of a special tie with a grandchild.
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Letting the “fullness of our wisdom” shine at holiday dinners with our grown children..
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No matter how old our children are–no matter how grown up and independent they become–there still is room for parental presence and the reassurance pf emotional support.
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It may be unintentional but it hurts when our grown children leave us feeling we’re not a part of their family.
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All kinds of past grievances can surface when our children come home for a long visit. Is it our job to put out the fire?
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