Midlife Women

The Rise of Fall

Lori Bryant Woolridge | Posted 12.31.2011

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Lori Bryant Woolridge

My fellow fall femmes, you know that saying "Can't see the forest for the trees?" Well, that's us. We're those trees, busy living our vibrant autumns out loud while the rest of the forest stands back, green with envy!

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Sending Your Daughter to College: Modeling a Life Less Ordinary

Julie Gray | Posted 10.31.2011

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Julie Gray

I used to say that there are two pillars of parenthood you couldn't imagine until you've had a child: guilt and worry. But there's a third pillar that most parents would never admit to: jealousy.

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Let It Be: Accepting Imperfection in Caregiving

Liddy Manson | Posted 10.03.2011

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Liddy Manson

The hardest part is backing out of the driveway. It used to be the two of them waving, each year Dad a little thinner and more wobbly. And now she just stands there alone. All 95 pounds of her with the big house looming above.

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Time To Mother Ourselves In Midlife

Donna Henes | Posted 11.17.2011

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Donna Henes

If, as it has been said, "some people give birth to children and some give birth to culture," then for the 20 percent of us who are not biological mothers, it is important to acknowledge that we have, in fact, been culture mothers, the mothers of necessity, the mothers of invention.

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Hey, Hollywood, Midlife Women Ain't Dead Yet!

Michele Willens | Posted 11.17.2011

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Michele Willens

Middle-aged women, rejoice! Someone out there is aware that you still have a passion pulse, that you are walking away from stale relationships in greater and greater numbers and that you may look damn good to boot.

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You're Hot! And It Isn't Menopause

Kristen Houghton | Posted 11.17.2011

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Kristen Houghton

We are a unique society in America; Puritan beliefs die hard here. As open-minded as we like to think we are, we simply weren't when it came to sexual attitudes and woman of "a certain age."

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'Swear' by It: Gaining Confidence With Age

Lori Sokol | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lori Sokol

The importance of conflict should not be underestimated, and the need to sometimes curse should be even less so.

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