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"MOM. How could you?" We hear it all the time from our kids when they are upset with some Mom-ism we've said or something we've done. We might answer with this Mom-ism, "I do not need you telling me what to do!" But we try not to get defensive and reply that way. We put on our armor, try to smile and suck it up as we’ve learned the best Moms do.  Why do such sayings spill forth so readily like emotions after years of silence? It may be because we heard our aging mothers say this retort when we...

Are there days when you feel your brain is on vacation? Welcome to the club. On those days, we might do some foolish things. You forget whether you brushed your teeth or took your morning meds. You walk into your closet, forget why you’re there and emerge with nothing. You constantly drop stuff, like your makeup or pills, then crawl around on the floor to find them and hope you can see whatever you’re looking for.  Do you forget the name of something and use vowel sounds and grunts or worse expletives to help you remember? Does it help or...

We are becoming more dependent on Artificial Intelligence (AI), whether by choice or not. It knows when we’ve searched a site for information and then bombards us with more info. It steps into operating rooms to help perform surgery and offers legal advice, even without a degree, license or our permission.  We decided to take matters into our hands and pose five questions that interest us to see how helpful its advice might be with topics many of us have pondered and posed to expensive professionals. You judge the effectiveness of the responses to your own questions. Overall, we discovered...

Guilt. Most of us experience it at various times. It’s an emotion that can stick to us like a stamp to a letter (remember the line from the song, “My Guy” by Mary Wells). It hits us in actions, words, thoughts, writings and regrets. It’s always there, lurking and often festering in our psyches.    It can be exorcised.    First, accept that having guilt can be painful, but it is not all bad.     Really?    “Yes,” says Allison Schorr, a licensed clinical social worker in New York City, who says guilt can be handled in a healthy way and lead to positive change. “It’s a great time to take...

We read stories of fires and floods erupting fast, engulfing homes and people rushing to escape safely and save themselves and their pets, babies or elderly parents who might be living with them or visiting. But if you had one extra second to think and grab one object or maybe two, what would it be? We asked friends and family. Here’s a tip before we start and heaven forbid it might happen. Because we often keep our most precious belongings scattered around our homes or locked in a heavy safe that would be hard to tote, maybe we all should...