Across the Generational Divide

One of the obstacles that comes with having a large extended family is the need to keep everyone informed when something happens. After my grandmother’s stroke in August, I saw that we needed a way to keep everyone in the loop without having the same conversations ad naseum. So I suggested – and was given [...]

The Tough Stuff

Finances. Medical decisions. Funeral plans. None of these are particularly comfortable or easy topics to discuss, but they are among some of the most important. No one wants to think about the financial realities of life, even when we know we have to. Nor do we want to think about our deaths or the deaths [...]

The Flip Side of the Coin

My family is big. Like, really, really, really big. I have four parents and five siblings, plus a handful of nephews and a niece. I have more than 20 aunts and uncles and 27 first cousins. (I counted.) Then there are all the second cousins and first cousins once removed, some of whom I’ve never [...]