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Everyone I Know is a Grandmother Except Me
- January 14, 2021
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: midlife
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I am very happy to have this essay published on The Ethel, one of AARP’s newest publications. “Grandmothering has been quite successful in my life, and I am ready to begin my grandmothering experience. There’s just one little problem….” I hope you will click the link above and enjoy!
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This Is Not the End
- October 28, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: Uncategorized
There are days when it feels like this is the end. Days when the monotony of life during COVID and the ongoing drone of political commentary and fighting become almost too much to bear. There are moments when I feel like sad, miserable Peggy Lee and sing to myself “Is that all there is?” Days
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How to Make a Difference
- June 3, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: midlife
We have been bored.We have been scared.We have been frustrated.We have been angry. The tedium of being at home during the last 3 months has been, at times, unbearable. But now I am embarrassed that I ever complained about not being able to go and do and see and buy and travel and blah blah
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How I’m Living Now – Part 2
- April 28, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: midlife
We are running out of things to talk about. All of us. The other day I texted a group of friends: Hi. That’s it, that’s all I have to say today. They were all equally as boring as I was. I love my friends, really I do. There’s just nothing, absolutely nothing, new to talk
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How I’m Living Now
- April 19, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: family
I have not left my house in 5 weeks, since COVID-19 became a pandemic. I’ve gone for walks in my neighborhood, and I sit on my front porch with my husband, watching people walk to and from the beach, which they are not allowed to be on anymore. My husband loves to sit out there
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Remodeling Tips for Aging in Place
- March 11, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: empty nest
Unlike before, seniors today prefer aging in place. This trend is partly driven by the rapid growth of the senior population, together with the rising costs of long-term care. Broader service abilities and technology facilitates services like home delivery, which makes it easier for the aged to live independently in their homes. After spending decades
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The Golden Age of 58
- January 23, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: midlife
On a girls’ getaway (“girls” may be a questionable description of us) with 3 of my oldest and closest friends, I confessed that I was feeling a little confused about my upcoming 58th birthday. We were on our umpteenth trip together and staying at one of my friend’s condo on the beach. These are my
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Once Your Kids Are Grown, Don’t Do This
- January 9, 2020
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: parenting
Every parent screws up. Every parent makes big mistakes, little errors, bad choices and uses poor judgment. Every mother has yelled at her kids in the grocery store, and every dad has lost his temper when his children talk back. Every family focuses on the wrong things sometimes, ignoring the good when the bad overwhelms.
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11 Books I Loved in 2019
- November 19, 2019
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: books
Books, books, books. It used to be easy for me to get engrossed in stories. I would pick up a book and read it, not distracted by the Internet, the news, my phone or any other shiny objects. All I needed was a book. Now, in my middle-age years, my patience for ordinary books has
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Maybe You Can Call Me Granny Someday
- November 11, 2019
- Posted by: Sharon Greenthal
- Category: family, midlife
My grandmother lived to be 98 years old. For 23 years, there were four generations of us on my mother’s side of the family, until I was 50. We did not take this lightly–in fact, my grandmother, being the attention-loving person that she was, would gladly share this fact with anyone, any place we went.