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Thanksgiving is that cozy time of year when gratitude fills the air, tables overflow with delicious food, and memories are made with family and friends. Whether you’re capturing the golden turkey, a pumpkin pie masterpiece, or a heartwarming family moment, your Instagram deserves a caption that perfectly matches the holiday spirit. That’s where this list...Read More »
My mother stood in my kitchen last Thanksgiving, surveying the Ikea furniture and rental agreement on the counter. 'But you have a master's degree,' she said, genuinely confused. The implication hung there—a master's degree was supposed to mean something different. Something more. Beneath her disappointment, I finally heard what I'd been missing for years: not judgment about my choices, but grief over her own. The boomer generation made sacrifices their children often can't see because those sacrifices looked like ordinary life. They stayed in jobs they hated for decades. They delayed dreams indefinitely. They built their identities around provision and
Some of the kindest parents I know are the hardest on themselves. They remember the moments they snapped and forget the dozens of quiet saves they pulled off before breakfast. In my sixties, with grown kids and grandkids who can wrap me around a finger in five seconds, I’ve learned that “good parenting” isn’t a mood or a single day—it’s a pattern. If you say “yes” to most of the questions below, you’re doing better than you think. Answer honestly. No one’s grading this. Think of it like a mirror with soft lighting. 1. When you mess up, do you
I don’t pull out the “mom voice” often, but when I do, it’s because the room needs a reset—fast. Most moms I know have a set of phrases that show up right before the voice drops a register and the whole house straightens. They’re not threats. They’re signals. Little verbal speed bumps that ask everyone to slow down, tune in, and try again. Here are the eight I hear most in my own kitchen, hallways, and minivan. If you recognize them, you’re probably running a busy home with a lot of love—and a clear boundary or two. 1. “Try that
We’ve all been in those conversations where everything’s flowing nicely—until someone drops a line that makes the air feel heavier than a wet blanket. It’s not always intentional. Often, it’s just social awkwardness creeping in—those moments when we say something that lands wrong, even though we mean well. I’ve been there myself (more than a few times, if I’m honest). Back in my younger years, I’d occasionally blurt something out of nervousness, then spend the next hour replaying it in my head thinking, “Why on earth did I say that?” The truth is, we’ve all got our quirks—but if we
Some of what Boomers did as parents made their kids sturdy—walk yourself to school, fix what you can, call your grandmother. Some of it? It left splinters that their adult children are still digging out with tweezers. I say this with love. I’m a Boomer in my sixties. I raised kids, and now I’m watching my friends’ grown children sort through what we thought was normal. Here are ten habits many of us Boomers considered standard issue that our adult kids still wrestle with—and a gentler way forward for both generations. 1. “Because I said so” as a default setting