Elder Abuse and Neglect are Rampant Even While Concealed I am currently concerned by a friend who is a victim of elder abuse in her own home and it’s breaking my heart that she is refusing help from me, as well as from a “neutral” person. She insists that there’s…

Who Are You Taking Down With You? Sooner or later, almost every one of us will draw a line in the sand that sprouts a sign essentially saying, “This far, and no more!” Whether it’s a spiteful in-law, a vigilante neighbor, a bullying co-worker, or a sneering, upper-crust woman-chaser, we…

Maybe We Should Just Rent a Front Loader and Be Done With It. Most of us probably aren’t downsizing for the fun of it. We’ve been forced into this backbreaking, stressful hassle by employers who forced us out of our remote jobs, and who now are begging us to go…

Hello, I want to introduce myself. @shirleyannparker.medium.com I was born in a small town in the south of England. That is to say, in the UK. I was raised there until my Dad hauled the family up to his home city in Yorkshire when I was in my teens.

They Walk Among Us I am still shaking my head, yet once upon a morning that promised sunshine, the following exchange took place. Imagine two cups of coffee on an old metal table in perhaps a dingy room, and a yellow, lined notepad in front of the sinewy hand that…

Yet Another Storm Seems Too Great To Bear The so-called government of the UK has completely destroyed everything the country ever stood for, especially the good. Lying to their citizens about the fake benefits of Brexit led to the nation’s downfall. They are desperately trying to find new trading partners…

How Else Will They Know We Exist? It may not come as a surprise to some of you that our social bonds are rupturing. I feel it keenly myself, especially since the pandemic that was so mishandled by leadership at many levels. Just a little background for the uninitiated: Through…

Other Stuff Must Surely Be More Important Many of us sleep later than we’re supposed to because we’ve been up at least twice during the night. …

A Little Compassion Can Let In The Light In the USA, simply call or text 9–8–8 to reach the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. I’ve been fighting my way up out of a dark hole these past few months, something more than a funk. …