Life After Mother

Life After Mother: Make it Simple, Make it Home

The shower in the guest bathroom is like a phone booth with tile walls.

2 years ago

Stock Security

My mother had a powerful, irrational refusal to admit anything about her finances, even property I knew about. I once…

2 years ago

Life After Mother: Cost of Cremation

My father didn’t want a funeral or memorial, so I considered three options: to keep his ashes in a private…

2 years ago

Life After Mother: Extras Like A Coffin

Coffins aren’t included in a basic funeral package. They’re truly considered extras and you have to buy one separately.

3 years ago

LIFE AFTER MOTHER Grave Trumped by Fairway

How the Trump family designated Ivana’s final resting place and how they’re now handling the distribution of her property provides…

3 years ago

Life After Mother: Keep to a Schedule

My mother’s home that I inherited was built for a family, not a senior. With three bedrooms, two baths, a…

3 years ago

Life After Mother—

When planning your estate, it’s wise to take into consideration the healthcare needs of whomever your beneficiary or beneficiaries may…

3 years ago

Managing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and an Estate

Getting my mother’s estate in order would be challenging enough for a person in perfect health, but my health is…

3 years ago

Life After Mother: Her Bedroom

“You still call it your mother’s bedroom?” my hairdresser asked, with a tone of surprise. I do, and her bedroom…

3 years ago

Life After Mother ― <br>Will Holds off Circling Sharks

Shortly before my father died, he suddenly made an appointment with a paralegal to come to his apartment and prepare…

3 years ago