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Thumbs Up to Bribery… In Moderation

October 29, 2013 by D. A. Wolf Leave a Comment

We bribe our kids, our spouses, ourselves. (Why not?)

Filed Under: Family Dynamics, Lifestyle, Marriage, Parenting, Single Moms Tagged With: concentration, generosity, motivation, Parenting, psychology, single moms, single motherhood, solo parenting, teaching kids life skills, women and money

Slowing Down Time… As We Age

July 21, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

Does time really “speed up” as we age?

Filed Under: Health, Parenting, Single Moms Tagged With: aging, aging gracefully, empty nest, Health, learning, motherhood, New York Times, psychology, Single Parenting, solo parenting

A Long Bout of Rain

April 2, 2013 by D. A. Wolf 26 Comments

Fighting against the current of stormy times.

Filed Under: By Invitation Only, Parenting, Single Moms Tagged With: BIO, by invitation only, Parenting, personal memories, Single Parenting, solo parenting, women raising sons, writing exercise, writing from life

Dating After Divorce: Kids Have Instincts, Too

June 25, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 12 Comments

Dating after divorce… with kids…

Filed Under: Dating, Divorce, Life After Divorce, Parenting, Relationships, Single Moms Tagged With: baby boomer dating, dating after divorce, dating over 50, divorce, flirting, life after divorce, Marriage and Divorce, Parenting, parenting teens, single moms, Single Parenting, solo parenting

Conflicts

January 9, 2012 by D. A. Wolf 14 Comments

It’s been the best of times. It’s been the worst of times. Okay, let me try that again – without lifting from the Literary Greats: It’s been a good few weeks, and a rough few weeks. Sometimes, there’s just not enough of you to go around. The kids (whatever their ages) want your attention. Your […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: conflict, contradictions, dating over 40, dating over 50, guilt, just say no, Parenting, post-divorce dating, post-divorce life, Relationships, single mother guilt, Single Parenting, solo parenting

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

Cranky

December 28, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

I love having my children home. I love having my children home. I love having my children home. I do. Really. I love that my sons are home from college and here for awhile. But it’s been less than a week, and the Grand Central Station Effect is wearing me down sooner than anticipated. Contrary […]

Filed Under: Lifestyle, Parenting, Relationships Tagged With: college kids, daily plate of crazy, dating after divorce, parenting college students, post-divorce life, Single Parenting, solo parenting

Through Our Children’s Eyes

December 14, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 16 Comments

Parenting after divorce. So many questions.

Filed Under: Life After Divorce, Parenting, Single Moms Tagged With: aging, anti-aging, big questions, children of divorce, divorce, Marriage and Divorce, Morning Musing, parenting college students, parenting teens, Single Parenting, solo parenting

Looking Ahead to Goodbye

August 25, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 21 Comments

The realization that we are sending our kids off to college. Saying our goodbyes, tenderly.

Filed Under: College Kids, Lifestyle, Parenting, Single Moms Tagged With: children of divorce, empty nest, life after divorce, Marriage and Divorce, Parenting, parenting college students, Single Parenting, solo parenting

Slicing the Onion

May 26, 2011 by D. A. Wolf 7 Comments

You know the recipe by heart and you move through the preparations as usual. You grab the red onion and slice through its textured flesh with a practiced hand. You begin the quick business of cutting rings or dicing squares, and your eyes begin to burn, to tear uncontrollably, and you’re caught off guard. So […]

Filed Under: Dreams, Love, Morning Musing, Other Stuff, Parenting Tagged With: daily plate of crazy, divorce and family, family, Marriage and Divorce, post-divorce life, single parenthood, Single Parenting, solo motherhood, solo parenting, writing

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