I’m deliberately late on my Father’s Day post. The reason? I thought I should wait until after the holiday to say that I’m happy that it increasingly seems as though dads today are struggling to manage their work and family commitments. The reality is that as long as work-life balance and alternative work options are considered “women’s…

Having ‘The Talk’ with mom and dad in your 40′s can be just as uncomfortable as it was when you were in your teens. The topic is different now – but still fraught with all kinds of unexpressed emotions. I’m referring to the talk about ‘aging in place’, health care directives, powers of attorney and…

Today was World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Just the fact that we need such a day makes me wonder what pushes a person to act so awfully. It brought to mind a course from my law school days, Children and the Law.  During one class, a panel of lawyers who practised in the area came to…

I had the most amazing experience on Friday afternoon. I was sitting at a table with a few people in the pub of a local retirement residence. I was chatting with the new activity coordinator, when a friend, a woman with whom I have been working three times each week, called me by name. Now,…

Forget the old adage about staying away from religion and politics, if you want to get an emotional conversation going, raise the question of “When is the best time to have kids?” Because despite the cliche that really, there is no “perfect” time to have a baby,  the crass question of  whether it’s “better” to…