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Age Rage

April 26, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 31 Comments

Road rage, move over… Let’s hear it for age rage!

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Relationships, Women's Issues Tagged With: age discrimination, aging, aging gracefully, anti-aging, dating over 40, dating over 50, dating over 60, definitions of beauty, midlife, older mothers, women over 50, women over 60, women's issues

Am I Crazy To Be Worried About Dementia?

February 26, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

Are we right to worry now about dementia in the future?

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Surviving Recession Tagged With: ageing, aging, aging gracefully, Alzheimer's, big questions, caregiving, crazy women, elder care, family, Health, life after divorce, middle-age, midlife, older mothers, social issues, women over 50, women over 60, women's health

How Old is Too Old?

February 10, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 19 Comments

Are we ever too old to start over?

Filed Under: Morning Musing, Relationships Tagged With: ageing, aging, aging gracefully, baby boomer dating, divorce, Love, marriage, midlife, older mothers, over 50, over 60, Relationships, remarriage, women over 60, writing exercise, writing from dream

Midlife Mother Musings

January 5, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 15 Comments

In the new year, we allow ourselves greater latitude in contemplation, in resetting direction, in capitalizing on the sense of a clean slate to start fresh. This is a time for finding the courage to look at ourselves and our families with a clear eye. I am pondering what it means to be an older […]

Filed Under: Older Moms, Parenting Tagged With: cost of raising children, dating over 50, divorce, elder care, family, midlife, midlife dating, older mothers, older women, Parenting, parenting teens, Single Parenting, solo parenting

Midlife Mix-Master: Overwhelmed, Underwhelmed, and Worried Sick

September 19, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 21 Comments

When midlife begins to grind you up and spit you out…

Filed Under: Health, Older Moms, Surviving Recession Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, change, midlife, older mothers, rant, single moms, Single Parenting, stress management, women and money, women and self-esteem, women over 50, women's health

It Is The Struggles

August 16, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

As usual, Motherlode offers food for thought this morning, and in particular, the issue of scaring and scarring other parents with stories of pregnancy, birth, and the early years of raising a child. In other words, we are bombarded with information on everything that can go wrong. Come to think of it, we’re just as […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, internet community, men and women, older mothers, Parenting, Single Parenting

I Love Lucy… Who Do You Love?

August 6, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

What fiery redhead do we all know and love? 100 years ago today, Lucille Desirée Ball was born in Jamestown, New York. Nominated 13 times for an Emmy – and snagging 4 wins – Lucy offered up her antics “live” in our living rooms in the 50s and 60s, and for decades after, in syndication. […]

Filed Under: Entertainment, Lifestyle, Other Stuff Tagged With: celebrities, daily plate of crazy, definitions of beauty, great tv shows, Marriage and Divorce, older mothers, perfectionism, pop culture icons, TV comedy

Disclosure

July 12, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

Everything about the woman was foreign territory. Yes, she was polite. Yes, she smiled often. Yet her reserve kept her at a distance, holding everyone at bay. I wondered if it was the age, or the fact that she was married and living the suburban lifestyle with a husband and child. The rest of us […]

Filed Under: Culture, Parenting, Relationships, Women's Issues Tagged With: family, marriage, motherhood, older mothers, Parenting, parenting choices, real women, real women real life, Sexual Politics, women's issues

Two Words: Never Assume

June 17, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 6 Comments

Two words of advice, especially if divorcing: Never assume.

Filed Under: Advice, Divorce, Life After Divorce, Parenting, Relationships, Single Moms Tagged With: children of divorce, divorce, Marriage and Divorce, older mothers, Parenting, single moms, single parent advice, Single Parenting, whatever life dishes out

Cynical, skeptical, or cautious?

December 9, 2010 by D. A. Wolf 13 Comments

We had both been waiting at the hospital for three hours. She’s a registered nurse, and was even more annoyed than I was. “I don’t know what could be taking so long for a few simple tests,” she says. “A little blood work and the basics. This is a woman’s clinic now.” I am sitting […]

Filed Under: Dreams, Entertainment, Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: big little wolf, cynicism, daily plate of crazy, Dreams, interpreting dreams, older mothers, real lilfe, single motherhood, Single Parenting, skepticism

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