We love our children and as we welcome them into the world our entire lives shift toward them and their well being. We worry and sometimes we overstep our bounds instead of standing back and watching even if we don't like what we see.

In some cases, as parents we can no longer remain as one. Our arguments become fights and the gloves come off and…

 Close your eyes.





Think back to the park you played in when you were young.…

Death.



It's finite. It's tragic no matter when, where, how. And when it comes to the loss of a parent who lives in another city or…

Death.

It's finite. It's tragic no matter when, where, how. And when it comes to the loss of a parent who lives in another city or country, it comes with an even heavier weight of guilt, of non-closure and logistics.

But we all deal with death - it's part of life really. And we often leave our home towns before or after college and head to places with better or more unique career opportunities. Sometimes we meet our life partners while…

Our children grow up eventually and they want to do all sorts of things we don't want them to do however we remember being their age and we remember what we did and we have a hard time saying NO.

There comes a time, whether in their late teens or early twenties when sons and daughters alike want to go out and discover the world. This…

Group travel isn't for everyone, but now and then I come across someone who can definitely benefit from it based on the information and concerns that they share with me in planning a trip.

I came across a friend who was looking for an enriched travel experience - we'll call her Susan although that is not her name.

So Susan never had children of her own.…