Over at In the Middle, Linda had a death in her family and she learned a lot of things in the process.
One of the things that stuck with me the most since I feel/felt the same way:
The world is filled with truly nice, kind, compassionate people who will go out of their way to make you feel better.
Even though it’s been over 2 years since my mother died, I am still struck by how people responded.
I’m sure I told you about all the things that people did for me and my father during that time. His coworkers made …read more

Over at In the Middle, Linda asks a question common to everyone in the Sandwich Generation, ” How do you balance it all and end up feeling like you’re doing what’s right?”.
She has the classic dilemma:
With one sick parent and three kids back in school, and oh yes, a job — and a husband — I’ve been pulled in a million different directions lately. And the bad thing is, being stretched so thin seems to benefit nobody.
Sometimes it’s nice to realize we aren’t alone, but I wish I had magic answers since I don’t know how to keep from feeling …read more

Even when she was sick, my mother always said that she didn’t feel much different than when she was 16.
It was weird for me to hear that from someone as old as my mother. I guess I thought there’d be some magic time when I grow up where I will feel my age. Guess not.
Linda at In the Middle at asks an interesting question: Do you have a mental age?
After I thought about it, despite people who will testify that I have an Inner 13 Year Old Boy, my age in my head is around 19.
I …read more