Would You Give up Your Nest Egg for a Child?
Eric and Tina were retired and quite happy with the way things were going. They had a nice home with a prize winning vegetable garden in a good family neighbourhood. Eric had worked for the postal service for thirty-five years and had saved some money along the way as well.
Their daughter was married to Mark and they were raising... >Read More
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Does Your Family Need to Break the Silence?
Join me as we listen in on a family meeting. The fact that there is a family meeting actually happening is a tremendous credit to everyone involved. Many issues have been popping up that nobody wanted to deal with, but now it’s time....
Ralph and Eva are 80 and 78 and still live in their own home. 55 year-old Rick... >Read More
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Be Friendly and Live Longer?
Will keeping in touch with old friends guarantee to keep you younger? Are well-tended relationships part of a “long life formula?” Can you fight aging by staying as close to as many family members as possible?
Do you want to live a rich long life?
Then make some friends and plan to spend some quality time with them on a regular... >Read More
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Living Near Your Children…Bonus or Bad Move?
Half a century ago most families stayed in the same area. You lived your life in close proximity to most of your relatives. Children would marry and move away from home. This “moving away from home” usually meant a few miles or at most it may have been the next town where they established their roots.
There is an old... >Read More
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The Penny Agreement
Moving sale: Saturday 10-2. Antique furniture and carpets. English bone china. Female apricot poodle - tiny, affectionate and loving. Panasonic microwave, as new.
Polly is moving to a care home. Apartment 405 has been wonderful. Fifteen years of comfort and security with a fabulous view of Morningside Park, but now it's time. It's impossible to...... >Read More
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Are You Being Set Up?
The doorbell rings and Robert looks out the side window to see who’s on the porch. It’s a woman, close to his age, who looks somewhat familiar. She doesn’t appear to be selling anything or taking a survey, so he answers the door.
The lady introduces herself and explains why she’s there. Her name is Norma and she attends a seniors club...... >Read More
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His and Hers Retirement Dreams
Even in retirement, Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus. How many men and women truly know the retirement fantasies or fears inside their partners’ heads? How do you picture your future and how do you think your ideas line up with your partner’s hopes and dreams? Are you single? What’s coming for you? Does society have... >Read More
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Bill and Dorothy Went for the Gold!
Bill and Dorothy were married in a “double wedding” ceremony in a... >more
Is Your M-I-L a Source of Annoyance?
Victoria’s mother-in-law is 80 years old. Even after forty years, their relationship... >more
What Do You Fear?
