#aging parent crisis

[momlovesyoubest]

Kamala Harris to Save the Sandwich Generation

A sad Sandwich generation parent and daughter The sandwich generation is moving toward the proverbial Dagwood sandwich, which is so filled with layers that it might collapse.  As care managers, we know the struggle adult children in their 50s’ and 60s have in dealing with their aging parents’ decline. But Now they face another Layer of the Dagwood -Adult children In the past decade,…

[aalghul]

once again thinking about jason as duke’s robin. he’s ~4 years younger than jason, and that puts him at 8-12 during Jason’s time as robin. that’s prime time to get attached to your local kid vigilante before your own life goes downhill.

and if we try to keep duke’s meeting with bruce in zero year + duke’s age (so he can remember the meeting and hold that conversation with bruce), he has to be around 8. if he starts following batman through the news at that time because of the mess that just happened, the robin he sees is probably jason. I’ve literally connected the dots

[nerdy-hyperfixations]

Thinking about how if Shermy Pines. And like, if he is the baby, he’d be born in the 1970s and be 40 by 2012 and he’s already a grandad. He had to be a teen dad in the 80s (after a severe economic recession) and then his kid ended up being a teen parent by 1999 (Which is 8 years before ANOTHER SEVERE ECONOMIC RECESSION LOL)

Also he was born into a pretty broken family, probably rarely if ever saw his brothers. Do you think he ever saw Stanley before he had to start pretending to be Ford? Do you think Ford visited from college??? Because he didn’t seem confident facing his father until he made millions, so like???

And, like, do you think Filbrick and Caryn changed as parents by the time they raised Shermy? Because it seems like a trend that as parents get older they mellow out a bit, so Shermy probably has a completely different experience with their parents then Stan and Ford, and talking to them is just “is this seriously the same parents???” (Imagine the silent resentment that’d cause 😭😭😭)

Personally I headcannon that Shermy had a daughter (Mabel and Dipper’s mom) and not a son like it says on the wiki because c’mon. Can he just have a daughter. Idk why this is important to me but… c’mon. Can he just have a daughter. It just feels right to me.

[columboscreens]

[nonconstories]

Someone pissed me off a couple of days ago

So! Below are several links to programs and foundations that promote adult literacy! Hundreds of millions of adults world wide were failed by their education system and now must fend for themselves while trying to read contracts and hospital bills and infographics from the CDC. But they don't have to be alone, and it is never too late to learn!

ProLiteracy: A network of educators, researchers, and advocates which provides research reports, learning materials, and other support to adult education programs. They assist with connecting volunteers to local programs and provide guidance and support to community leaders trying to use their programs' findings to advocate for social and political change.

Adult Literacy League: An adult education program in Central Florida, which aims to provide students with one on one attention to foster growth and confidence. It also offers English Second Language courses and job skills training, and each new student receives a comprehensive assessment to determine the best plan for them.

Saint Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center's Foundational Skills Program: A 100% free adult education program aimed at adults reading below a fifth grade level. It operates year round and is either in person or remote, and they now have a GED testing center that is open to students and the public alike.

Washtenaw Literacy: A free network of trained tutors for adults in Washtenaw County, Michigan.

Adult Learning Program (Las Vegas/Clark County): Free education classes to those lacking a high school diploma, those seeking to learn ESL, and adults who read below an eighth grade level. Also assists in students' search for gainful employment. Nevada got so fucked by COVID and the education/literacy numbers in the South West are grim. Please help these guys.

Hawaii Literacy: In addition to helping adult residents of Hawaii Island learn to read and write AND bridging the education gap in Hawaii's underserved children, they offer computer literacy classes, ESL classes, and a bookmobile. 1 in 6 Hawaiian adults struggle to read and write.

[sunnimint]

i'm too old for pulling an all-nighter, how do my parents do this?? 😭

[h0neyfreak]

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[eldesperadont]

having one of those moods where i wanna read ff about my current ship of interest, but at the same time reading anything about romantic relationships just makes me feel lonely as fuck orz

[momlovesyoubest]

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    Billing and Profit are often mind-numbing to care managers who start an Aging Life or geriatric care management business because they are nurses and social workers who never bill but get a paycheck. However, billing and profit need to be in the toolbox of care management skills. Beware– without the tools and skills to make money- your great idea of a private geriatric care management…

[uptoolateart]

All the Missing Pieces - Ch 22

Preview:

Adrien fed Plagg some cheese, his thoughts in disarray. ‘Hey, Plagg…do you…think I’ll have to give to give up being Cat Noir, when the baby comes?’

Plagg eyed him over a mouthful of cheese. ‘I was wondering when you’d realise that.’

Adrien’s heart sank. ‘Has there never been a miraculous holder with children?’

‘Nope. You met the Guardians, right? Bunch of celibate monks making soap and playing complicated boardgames? Holding a miraculous is a life of solitude. When past holders have partnered off, they’ve always given up their miraculous to do so. It’s the only way to get around the whole secrecy and lies part, too.’

‘Huh. Do you…think Marinette’s already worked this out?’

Plagg gave him a look.

‘Yeah, I thought so.’ Adrien sighed and headed for the apartment.

He found Marinette lounging on the sofa, crying at an old episode of ‘My Little Pony’. A plate was balanced on her belly, showcasing a half-massacred chocolate gateau.

Tikki hovered at her shoulder, her eyes drawn in worry. When she saw Adrien, she nodded at him and flew out of the room and down the hall.

He glanced into his jacket and gave Plagg a meaningful look. Plagg took the hint – he’d seen that look enough times to know what it meant – and followed Tikki.

Adrien sat down beside Marinette. ‘Are you okay?’

She stared at the screen, gasping out her words. ‘It’s just – horrible the way – everyone’s – been treating C-cupcake! Making comments about her – appearance, like she’s – getting f-fat, and – everyone just – touching her stomach when she didn’t – she didn’t – give them permission!’

He glanced at the TV. ‘…touching the…pony’s stomach?’

‘Okay, I – might not – might not be talking about M-misty anymore.’

‘Wasn’t it Cupcake?’

‘What – ever!’ She stared sullenly at the gateau, and all the crumbs spilled over her clothes and the sofa like a glitter bomb had gone off. ‘I don’t…I don’t remember eating this.’

He took the plate and placed it on the coffee table, then held her hand. ‘Are people touching your stomach?’

She nodded through tears. ‘They don’t even ask! The hands are just – there before I – have time to tell them to b-back off.’ She gestured at her stomach, which was surreal in its size. ‘That whole rule about – respecting people’s b-bodies and p-private space – that we’re taught in s-school? It just – goes out the w-window when you’re p-pregnant. I’m f-fair game. For that and – everyone talking about how – how – b-big I am. Look at Marinette, isn’t she b-big? Marinette, you’re huge! Are you carrying twins?’ Her eyes rounded with urgency. ‘Adrien, do you…do you think twins run in your family?’

‘Well, I…I think twins skip a generation….’

She slumped back against the sofa and exhaled loudly. ‘Thank god.’ The tears slowed and she got her breathing a little under control.

Then she sat up again, that urgency back on her face. ‘Wait. You and Felix were made identical…but Emilie and Amelie….’

He nodded. ‘That’s just it. With normal genetics, they should skip a generation, which suggests that…it’s possible, yeah. I have no idea how it works if the father is a sentimonster, though.’

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[fabricatedgeek]

I really really really need 2024 to be gentle on my friends.

I just…

Cut everyone a break for once. We’re too young for this bullshit.

[mistofstars]

at an age now where I feel annoyed that some movies or maaany movies mostly focus on young adults.

Sorry. I'm old now. I need and want movies of people at least my age or older.

[thehardkandy]

Girl it's September again

[ame-to-ame]

Rereading ayaka is in love with Hiroko senpai!!! Last time I read it I don't think it was finished/I didn't finish it but ack. Now I also want to be in love 😭😭😭

[bongospasm]

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[agentfascinateur]

Where the Israeli forces mama's boys got their twistedness:

We applaud the Israeli government and the [Israeli military] for going into Rafah,” said Mirit Hoffman, a spokesperson for Mothers of IDF Soldiers, a group representing families of serving military personnel, which wants an uncompromising line to pressure Hamas to surrender. “We think that this is how negotiations are done in the Middle East.”

Crazy wenches...