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Preparing to Be Older First Grandparents: Eight Tips of What to Do or Not Do When You Want to be Grandparents but the Future Parents to be Are Not Cooperating
All the news today is that “Women in Their 20s May Not Be Having Babies, but by 45 Most Probably Will," New York Times, April 9, 2026, by Claire Cain Miller. Statistics from the National Center for Health Statistics say that the fertility rate, the number of births per thousand women of childbearing age, dropped to 53.1 from 53.8 in 2024 and has been falling since 2007 “…. showing a rise in the fertility rate among women in their 30s and 40s. The fertility rate for women
May 47 min read
For Mother’s Day 2026 Or to Buy For Yourself: Best Highly Recommended Reasonably Priced Beauty Products From Paris and South Korea That You Can Buy in the U.S.
Paris has always had wonderful beauty products and South Korea beauty products are up and coming and new. What a great unique Mother’s Day gift! I love beauty products from Paris and South Korea that are confirmed to be good from friends. I am so lucky to have a Parisian American friend, Coreen, for almost thirty years who lives part time in Florida with me, and knows all about Parisian beauty products, and a new Asian American friend, Cora, from San Francisco and East Hamp
Apr 274 min read
An Ancient Chinese Ceremony Introduced to Me by a Dear Friend That Brought Tears to My Eyes: Holding An Annual Family Reunion With Our Loved Ones No Longer Physically With Us
I met Cora Wen at the memoir writers’ retreat in Guatemala. There was something about Cora that drew me to her. Maybe it was that both of us came from immigrant families. Her energy is addictive. Cora was my therapeutic yoga teacher as well. We met at 7 AM every morning and she helped heal my broken shoulder, the Eastern way, and its excellent healing surprised my Western doctor. East and West. Much better when our lives – and our health -- are intertwined. Cora wrote P
Apr 206 min read
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