Leaving The Door Open

Keeping it Real Storytelling

Hiding in a Painting

I had finished weeding around the begonias in my grandfather’s garden as I did sometimes on Saturday mornings. I knew that he would be waiting inside for me. I was nervous about going in because I had something on my mind. I was 16 or…
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November 12, 2019

Is It Time Now? A Story About Decision-Making for an Aging Parent

Today started with a surprise phone call from Betsy. Betsy is my sister-in-law who has taken on the part-time job of driving my mom to…
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November 4, 2019

An Aging Parent Gift: A Holiday Tail

November, 2018 As I shop for holiday presents this year for my 88-year-old mother Ginny, I’m thinking differently. In the past, I have always gotten…
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October 24, 2019

Aging Parent Present Ideas

I saw my first television holiday ad last night. It was for World Market. I’ve also already received a couple of snowy catalogs dotted with…
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October 3, 2019

How Do You Control the Spending Habits of an Aging Parent?

This story begins three years ago, when my then 86-year-old mother Ginny called, quite excited. “Have you seen anything on the news?” “About what exactly…
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