Family & Relationships

For me it's just a couple of old photos. I'd give anything for a recording of their voice.What's yours?Maple

Have an Super Sunday 

Hello, everyone! I'm happy to be here and looking forward to connecting with this community. I've spent several years in caregiving and behavioral health, that is what led me to this page-tge caregiver retreat :) I haven't had much time to think about it but I suppose I should be thinking about next year. I thibk Spring would be the perfect time to ease into my next personal caregiver relationship with the right client. my first thought is that I''d especially love to reconnect with a family I've grown fond of. I previously had the privilege of caring for the husband's mother-in-law until she passed, which gave me a meaningful connection with the family. His father is someone I've come to enjoy seeing at church, and I'd love the opportunity to get to know him better and perhaps spend some time checking in on him if he'd welcome the company. Outside of caregiving, I'm developing a nonprofit vision for an eco-friendly, portable tiny-home community in Northeast Alabama. I'm currently work

Hi everyone, I'm new here. My clinic notes are always in kg, but my family still talks in stone and friends in the US talk in pounds, so I get confused following my weight week to week. When I saw a 10 kg loss I had to work out that's about 22 pounds, or 1 stone 8. How do you keep track of yours? Do you stick to one unit, or just go by how you feel?

[Tuesday 9/22/26 6:20am ET]I was in SHOCK yesterday when I happen to "glance" at the Kroger Gas Prices as I headed into store to get my Weekly Groceries.Lol, trying to HOLD ONTO the half tank I now have.Back BEFORE Gas prices started upward, I would Gas up once a month when I received my Monthly Retirement Social Security.Now I am staying home & driving ONLY as required (food,medical).Geez, are we stuck with NEVER seeing "lower" Gas prices? 🤔 I feel once the wars go away (if they ever), YES!!!I am SAVING as mentioned above by staying home but TOTALLY BORED & really struggling with having to do this in my Retirement. But have NO interest in getting behind on things like rent, electric, car insurance and so on.One TIP I read over the years is to COMBINE your errands when you can.Another TIP I saw online was to LIGHTEN your load. I was "guilty" of carrying around stuff in my trunk I had forgotten about. The ONLY time I ADD anything to my vehicle is during Winter. Got to be able t

I am from California  I love hiking camping and being with family.

I am recently retired and still getting used to being at home all day.  I tried to get a part time job but no success. I would love to chat and get to know people from all over the country.  Maybe you can give me some advice on retirement loneliness!  Rebecca 

Please allow me to reintroduce myself: I am Alpha Daniel, leader of the Red Wolf pack.My reason for the title is because I live on the Big Island of Hawai’i in the sovereign kingdom of Hawai’i. I’m a retired Army combat veteran and mechanic (~22 years) and I’m 100% service connected disabled.If you have any questions, please feel free to ask them: I’m an open book and have nothing to hide.

Do you like or dislike this TIME CHANGE?  🤔 Lol, any "funny" experiences for example FORGETTING the time CHANGE & arriving at your destination TOO EARLY OR LATE? 😅 Nicole!

Watching my grandkids grow up so fast lately and it got me thinking… what are they actually going to remember about their grandpa?I don’t remember much about my own grandpa. Bits and pieces. Even my dad, he was only 5 when the Germans bombed them in World War 2, and I never really heard the whole story from him.What do you want to leave behind for yours? Do you tell them your stories, or do they not really ask?Maple

I apologized to my wife for a tone I had been calling “just tired." I didn’t add an explanation. I didn’t ask her to meet me in the middle.The next morning was ordinary. That was the change.When has apologizing changed a relationship for the better?

some vacations just hit the spot!!  when last have you gone on one? and where ?? 

Hello, I am Steph, this year become old enough to join AARP. Looking for some folks close by to Eastern NC to meet up in my community. I enjoy traveling a little too much. I have 1 cat she kind of is the head of the household ( cat lovers understand this lol). Love to chat and get to know some of my fellow friends on here. Talk soon! 

I never thought I could hurt like this.  I'm 76 this year, male, and I live in the back of my sister's home, 1600 miles from where I used to live.  Two years ago, my soon to be ex-wife asked for a separation and then a year ago, a divorce. We'd been married for 51 years, raised three kids together, and now Boom, it's over.I don't know how to begin again.  In the last 4 years, I've had two heart attacks, skin cancer, and am being treated for depression and anxiety.  Money is a constant worry since she's fighting to keep it all.  I really don't know where to begin?

How to connect with friends here I'm new here !?

hey I’m Jeff, I’m new to the site and the community. I’m 52 divorced and like most people these days I have anxiety. My anxiety came up 5 years ago with passing of my sister. I could tell I wasn’t myself something was up with my mind and body.  Mental health has come A LONG way in the last 5 years, Back then it was several doctors playing a guessing game with me as to what was going on. I got divorced in my mid 40’s. Online dating is ridiculous.sorry for blabbering  

Thanksgiving isn’t complete without ______. 🦃Is it a favorite dish, a family tradition or someone who makes the day special?We’d love to hear!

Hello,This is Darlene.  Looking for conversations, volunteering to help my community, walking groups etc. Thank you

Hi, I’m a real country girl. Love living with nature.  At 74, I’ve been there and done a lot in my lifetime.  I love painting, mainly watercolor, but have done it all. I did have a ceramic business and made dinnerware for several companies. Loved doing it, but circumstances changed and I had to sell it off. I also love sewing. Didn’t realize just how much I loved it until I got older.  Making quilts and other things now just really make my day!  I’ve got a few chickens now and between them and my dogs, they are my babies!!   They all have such personalities!  

Volunteering can be such a GREAT thing for ALL AGES, kids included.But with the INCREASE in Gas Prices, how are you coping?Maybe cutting back on how far you DRIVE to volunteer?Or maybe reducing the hours you have been volunteering?➡️[*** I hate anything "online or on the phone" at age 68. Trying to figure out ways to "escape" my 4 walls without messing up my Retirement Budget.Take care,Nicole (Friends & Family Forum)

Hello, I am from Pennsylvania and new to all of this. I have been retired for only 4 months and widowed for 8 months. I hope everyone is having a beautiful Sunday!!!

Tell us about YOUR surveys & WHY you do them. Some people do them as an INCOME SOURCE. While others do them for FREE stuff or DISCOUNTS. ➡️[*** The only surveys I do are for KROGER.I NEVER use to do the Kroger survey that is ALWAYS at the end of their receipts. I would pop in whenever my car was at my mechanic. Closer to uber. Back then I was a Walmart Old Lady.Then gas prices got ridiculous here in my area of Virginia. 😱So Kroger became my WEEKLY grocery shopping & Walmart my MONTHLY non-food. I also STOPPED getting gas at Sheetz. Added gas to my Kroger trips. Added prescriptions too after years of using CVS.The "points" I receive from Kroger has SAVED me so much on gas - SO GRATEFUL.Take care,Nicole (Friends & Family Forum)

Anyone BARTERING for what they want? If YES, can you tell us your story?In the OLD DAYS bartering mean't survival for some. Today we have the PAID VERSION where "online" sites charge a fee to use them.Personally, I am NOT interested in those sites but would luv for example to TRADE my "skills" for Kroger giftcards (gas,grocery). This would be an arrangement between me & people I know and trust.I have been getting the word out as I am SO OVER having my 68-year old "wings" clipped with these ridiculous gas prices = staying home. Missing my Mondays thru Thursdays leave my Studio Apt routine. 😞 Lol, I stay OFF the roads Fridays thru Sunday. Me & the OTHER lady (2006 Honda CRV) do the "speed" limit. These 3 days are just too CRAZY for us. Nothing like "drivers" riding your bumper on the 2-lane roads we have here in Virginia, winding around hills/mountains. 😱 No thank you, I have NO interest in speed tickets or being pushed over a ravine. 😂Take care,Nicole (Friends & Family Fo

It’s fall, my favorite season, beautiful leaves showering their leaves, changing their colors. Cooler weather, family & a nice fire!  

I just joined. I live in Wisconsin. Would love to chat with other seniors here if you want😁