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Divorce Should Always Be A Last Resort, Even For “Gray” Divorces, Part II
In The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday, February 7, 2022, Amy Dickinson’s column concerned a thirty seven year marriage and a wife in...
Jun 30, 20247 min read


The Six Episodes of A Real Marriage of Movie Icons Paul Newman and JoAnn Woodward Will Provide Insight That Can Improve Your Own Relationship
As a family court judge, I served to dissolve tens of thousands of marriages over twenty years. Ethan Hawke (I had heard of him but knew...
Aug 13, 20225 min read


Divorce Should Always Be A Last Resort, Even For “Gray” Divorces, Part II
In The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday, February 7, 2022, Amy Dickinson’s column concerned a thirty seven year marriage and a wife in...
Apr 9, 20227 min read


Divorce Should Always Be A Last Resort, Even For “Gray” Divorces, Part I
In The South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Monday, February 7, 2022, Amy Dickinson’s column concerned a thirty seven year marriage, and a wife...
Apr 1, 20224 min read


Gray Divorce is not About What You Are Reading In the Media: Hear It From A Retired Family Court Judge
The media hoopla around the divorce of Bill and Melinda Gates is the impetus for this blog post and my sharing of my thoughts on “gray”...
May 30, 20219 min read


Why We Boomers Should Respect and Acknowledge the Long Term Marriages Among Us
Being fortunate to be able to celebrate the anniversary of long years of our marriage, this Grandma appreciates what it took Grandpa and...
Sep 26, 20176 min read


Eight Tips of What to Do or Not Do When You Want to be a Grandma but the Future Parents to be Are Not Cooperating
This Grandma writes often about our generation not being our parents’ generation. I speak of it about the way we think, the way we act,...
Sep 14, 20156 min read


Grace and Frankie, and Grandma Find a Home on Netflix, If Only We Could Turn On Our Smart TV
There are some admissions this Grandma can make in this blog that she would never admit out loud. This Grandma can remember coming home...
Jun 3, 20154 min read


This Grandma is Glad She is Done Paying for Weddings
Two out of three of our children are presently married. We paid for three weddings. Yes, we have one divorce. I think the next...
May 23, 20142 min read


Grandmas Come in All Different Varieties: Stop Judging
2014 seems to be the year of bashing in-law grandparents, and the year has just started. In the Miami Herald, January 11, 2014, Carolyn...
Feb 7, 20143 min read


Most Fascinating and Intriguing People of 2013
Barbara Walter’s television special was about the ten most fascinating people of 2013. People magazine had a special edition of the25...
Dec 29, 201315 min read


“Gray” Divorcees and Boomer Grandparents
In the New York Times, September 22, 2013, author Sam Roberts writes an article entitled, Divorce After 50 Grows More Common. He says:...
Nov 4, 20137 min read
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