One of the oddest things when you are handed your Sandwich Generation membership card is when your aging parent begins to look to you for managing their health care.
When my mother was sick, before I knew it, I was making her appointments, providing transportation, asking the questions, and, I had even developed a first name relationship with her pharmacist.
Not that I shouldn’t have done those things, but, when you first start, it’s just weird to be doing it for your parent. Not only did I have to keep the kids medical appointments in my head, I added my mother, …read more

The Family and Relationships Channel at b5media launched Blogtoberfest today!
Blogtoberfest will run through Friday, October 19th, 2007, and, it’s your chance to win some fabulous prizes, and, all you have to do is leave a comment!
Here’s how it works:
Each day randomly selected blogs will post as usual, the only difference is, they’ll post our beautiful Blogtoberfest button and a special note letting you know that it is a sponsored post. That particular post will have a secret prize assigned to it from our list of awesome prizes.
All you have to do to enter to win that prize is leave a …read more

Today is the beginning of Blogtoberfest!
Thanks to so many wonderful people and organizations, we’ve got an amazing list of prizes to award during the first ever Family and Relationships Channel Blogtoberfest!
Take a look at who’s participating and the prizes they’re contributing.

Gloves in a Bottle – Gloves in a Bottle is a shielding lotion that rapidly absorbs into, and bonds with, the outer layer of skin creating a protective layer while retaining the natural moisture from within. This makes it the perfect dry skin care product. Value: $12.95

Skin MD Natural is a Shielding Lotion is far more effective as a …read more

Time for another edition of b5 Media’s Family and Relationships Channel Blog Carnival.
Our gracious host is Steve at Inside Fatherhood, and the carnival is where you can find lots of thought about “Hope and Renewal”, a very fitting topic, since Spring is just around the corner for many of us.
Go on over and check it out!

Did you know you can subscribe to any of the b5 Media blog channels using the new channel feeds?
For example, you can get all the updated posts from GenBetween and the other blogs in the Family and Relationships Channel (see others in the sidebar over there ===>) in one convenient feed here.
If you are new to feeds, or, have questions, e-mail me, and, I’ll help you out!