If you were fortunate to have a baby in the fall, there is a good chance that your postpartum depression could be more severe over the holidays. Please don’t wait to call your obstetrician. The holidays bring their own gifts of stress. For many it’s a depressing time of year; a time we’re especially aware…
Three Plates Angel Bump by Philip Sullivan
The job market in New Hampshire where I lived was very weak at the time and I really needed a change. So I packed up all my belongings and moved to the state of Florida. At the time I only had two family members living in Florida, my paternal grandparents. Nana and Papa, were my…
The Mother-in-law Manual
I joke that my mother-in-law and I get along famously now that she’s in Heaven. Things weren’t always easy between us. I always wondered what it would be like to have a mother-in-law who loved me to pieces. I think she might now. I believe Mother-in-laws should come with a mandatory manual, Mother-In-Law 101. It…
What Do You Give Someone Who Has Everything This Year?
When my mother turned sixty, she decided she didn’t need gifts anymore. She had everything she ever needed. If we pushed for suggestions for birthdays and holidays, her response was always, “Oh just some inexpensive earrings would be great. I don’t need a thing, really,” she’d profess. “Save your money!” For years I searched…
Holidays Aren’t Happy for Everyone
The song, I’ll Be Home for Christmas, still makes me cry. There are so many people I love, who are in Heaven, who won’t be coming home for Christmas. The advertisers make the holiday celebrations appear so jolly. People shopping, carrying bags of gifts all wrapped up, sometimes there’s even snow and the people are…
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