Two years ago my friend told me he'd reached the breaking point with his elderly parents -- but two years later he soldiers on.

Knowing him, even though he vocalized his feelings back then, the real moment of truth likely came much earlier.

So, he's probably three or four years...

Getting old will be the hardest thing that most boomers ever do. Some can't imagine themselves as slow, frail, or incapacitated. They're in denial but how can you blame them? They've lived their whole lives with the energy, engagement and full-on passion of kids. They love life as they know...

Ah, the sights and sounds of back-to-school for the sandwich generation. Moms sobbing into their coffee at the Guelph University Second Cup on move-in day. Parents "checking in" via Skype only to be greeted by a "do not disturb" sign. Moms awkwardly straddling the old role of parent and the...

The financial outlook for many cash-strapped boomers' retirement years is murky at best with the worry of making money last over longer life spans, higher medical costs as time goes on, fewer company pensions and...

The phone rings, your mom's number shows up and you are filled with dread. You say hello and she gleefully announces that she's got a new phone card with 100 minutes!

You know she's going to share 99 minutes with...

The Adventures of the Sandwich Generation is for all those boomers who are squeezed between the demands of raising their kids and the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents -- all while managing their own issues in-between. It's...

I used to think that being married was one of the hardest things I'd ever done -- harder than gutting my house till it looked like 1983 Beirut; harder than several hideously painful days of labour after which I couldn't sit for three months; and definitely harder than trying to...

My grandmother was an amazing woman. Born in 1900, she was a privileged only child and by her early 20s she was a privileged wife. When she was widowed unexpectedly at 50 she had never held a job. To support herself she got her real estate license and became a...