Open this photo in gallery: Farrah Khan and Kristyn Wong-Tam have a son, now 4, thanks to in vitro fertilization. A frozen supply of embryos could have given him a sibling, but a cancer diagnosis threw a wrench in those plans.Eden Graham Farrah Khan, executive director at Action Canada, is currently on medical leave. “Do … Read more
If you really love your classic car, perhaps keep it if you can, rather than sell it. Photo / 123rf Q: I’m in my mid-forties, with the mortgage on our family home about $150,000 remaining. Our other assets – in various states of liquidity across shares, index funds, crypto, classic car – are also about … Read more
Avoid sharing personal details If your relationship has some challenges, your partner may feel their privacy was violated when these issues are discussed with the family members. It is a major breach of trust you have built with your partner. So, keep them between you two and avoid the urge to involve a third person, … Read more
This is how actual old age begins: isolated from the wider community, unable to rely on tenuous connections. Robert Lowell's famous poem about his … Source link
Worried about your travel footprint? Here’s how to reduce the impact of your family holidays. ADVERTISEMENT Sarah Faith is a content and values writer at activist travel company, Responsible Travel. Last year we drove to France with friends. They took their electric car, arrived three hours late and had to deal with two tired children … Read more
It was last Monday that it truly hit. The recognition that I was going to be seeing my children for half of their childhood since divorcing. My kitchen clock showed 3.15pm, their school pick-up time. A wash of sadness came over me as I thought about them bundling out of school without me to scoop … Read more
“Hello, lovely to meet you. So, how much do you weigh?” Don’t worry, you needn’t answer unless you wish to. But you’ll agree it’s a useful reminder of how not to make small talk if you want to succeed socially this Christmas. You might assume it’s intuitive to avoid highly personal questions when shooting the … Read more
When is it acceptable to consider dating a widower? How do you know if they are still grieving and not ready to move on? According to statistics, men die earlier than women, so I was surprised this year to meet several whose wives had died before them. Divorced since the early 1990s, I had no … Read more