Because, really, there is no other option. From the moment we are born, we’re getting older. So maybe it’s actually the difference between “old” and “older” that gets to us. Most of us don’t mind getting older . . . we mind getting old. Interesting distinction.

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by Margaret Steel Farrell
Well I’m not exactly sure how this came about but, at some point last Wednesday, I threw myself a little pity party. Not too big, no anger or tears. Just a little feeling-sorry-for-myself shin-dig where my ego was the guest of honour. It all started when I thought about giving my one [...]

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by Margaret Steel Farrell
The other day, my girlfriend was telling me about a friend of hers who is going through a difficult time right now. By the sounds of it, a number of significant pillars in her life are on the verge of crashing down around her – an ill parent, an extremely stressful work [...]

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