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by Theresa Snyder (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.8 out of 5 stars (18)
Are you a Baby Boomer Caregiver? Are you being cared for by your adult children?

We 3 is a collection of stories – sometimes touching, sometimes hilarious, always authentic – about a baby boomer caring for her aging parents.

“There are many audiences for books of this type. People will read Ms. Snyder's work for: comfort from the feeling of aging, reflection of family closeness, to cope with caring for a loved one, and so much more.” – Travis Adams Irish

“I recommend this book! Theresa's collection of essays on living with her parents as their adult caregiver shed light on the ups and downs of re-combining the family unit after years spent apart.” – JKMohr

“The stories are charming, funny, thoughtful and informative for many of us who have, or will, taken care of our aging family.” – Marsha A. Schauer
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    166 pages
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    April 11, 2013
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About the Author

Theresa Snyder is a multi-genre writer with an internationally read blog. She grew up on a diet of B&W Scifi films like Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still. She is a voracious reader and her character driven writing is influenced by the early works of Anne McCaffrey, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard. She loves to travel, but makes her home in Oregon where her elder father and she share a home and the maintenance of the resident cat, wild birds, squirrels, garden, and occasional Dragon house guest. Blog: http: //www.TheresaSnyderAuthor.com

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CBPTAA8
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  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 11, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 503 KB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 166 pages
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  • Best Sellers Rank: #14,314 in Aging (Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 out of 5 stars (18)

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Theresa Snyder is a multi-genre writer with an internationally read blog. She grew up on a diet of B&W Scifi films like Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still. She is a voracious reader and her character driven writing is influenced by the early works of Anne McCaffrey, Ray Bradbury, Robert Heinlein and L. Ron Hubbard. She loves to travel, but makes her home in Oregon where her elder father and she share a home and the maintenance of the resident cat, wild birds, squirrels, garden,and occasional Dragon house guest.

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4.8 out of 5 stars
18 global ratings

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Customers enjoy the book's wonderful homespun stories and find it a nice read for personal reasons. They appreciate the family relationships portrayed in the book, with one customer highlighting the beautiful portrayal of caring for elderly parents. Customers also appreciate the book's humor.
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9 customers mention content, 9 positive, 0 negative
Customers enjoy the wonderful homespun stories in the book, finding it a nice personal read.
Wonderful homespun stories and wisdom on caring for aging parents and just being human....Read more
I loved this book. The stories that Ms. Snyder tells about living with and caring for her elderly parents are beautiful....Read more
...This a provided useful tips, insight and most of all, humor. I recommend it to anyone approaching this stage in life or are in the middle of it.Read more
...For me, this was an eye opening experience, showing how loving people can be to one another....Read more
6 customers mention family relationships, 6 positive, 0 negative
Customers appreciate the family relationships in the book, with one customer highlighting the beautiful portrayal of caring for elderly parents, while another mentions the joy of connecting as friends.
...Theresa is a loving daughter who lives with and cares for her aging parents....Read more
...There's a lot of humor and love in her family and for a short time I felt part of it....Read more
...Heart warming to learn that an adult child can have such a powerful love for her parents to devote her midlife and senior years to the care of her...Read more
...households while maintaining respect for each other, the joys of connecting as friends beyond the hierarchal parent-child relationship, and the...Read more
5 customers mention humor, 5 positive, 0 negative
Customers enjoy the humor in the book, with one mentioning that the author writes with wisdom and humor.
...The stories are charming, funny, thoughtful and informative for many of us who have, or will, taken care of our aging family....Read more
...This a provided useful tips, insight and most of all, humor. I recommend it to anyone approaching this stage in life or are in the middle of it.Read more
...She writes with wisdom and humor. Enjoy!Read more
...They are tender, gentle, funny, and so full of love, respect and gratitude for her parents....Read more

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  • Travis Adams Irish
    5.0 out of 5 stars Cats from hell, an arduous journey, and a heavenly finish
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2013
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    There are many audiences for books of this type. People will read Ms. Snyder's work for: comfort from the feeling of aging, reflection of family closeness, to cope with caring for a loved one, and so much more.

    For me, this was an eye opening experience, showing how loving people can be to one another. Having grown up in a dysfunctional family with any number of betrayals and dark revelations, it is a relief to know that people can love at this level. You really grasp the tangible strength of the author's character and bare bones honesty that many wouldn't be brave enough to reflect.

    If you're not reading this selection for soul searching or comfort, you'll enjoy the à la carte chapter selections that can be indulged at any time like a palette of fresh, wholesome fruit.

    The real strength in this author comes forward when she is telling the stories of real life struggles; through her eyes, and the eyes of those involved. The style reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird, and I would enjoy seeing how this author could bring about another true-life story. She is at her best in those moments that inspire awkward silence in others. Where someone else may find despair, she finds new hope, and another reason to love stronger. If ever there were a testament for how to be grateful; this definitely is a strong component.

    For those who want to learn to love during hard times; this will be a fireplace to their heart. For those who have suffered the dark corners of the world; this will give them a glimpse of what a real family should strive toward. For those who want to gain perspective at a time when change seems unbearable; this will reinvigorate their senses to the endless possibilities of life and appreciation.
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  • Deweyswak
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heartfelt, loving memories
    Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013
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    I am so enjoying reading this collection of essays about this family in their later years. Theresa is a loving daughter who lives with and cares for her aging parents. She uses her creative talents to document their lives as they still live richly despite losing physical capabilities. The stories are charming, funny, thoughtful and informative for many of us who have, or will, taken care of our aging family. I am proud to recommend this book. Enjoy.
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  • Charlotte Ashlock
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming, funny, and soothing to the spirit
    Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2014
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    This book reminded me of my childhood favorites- Laura Ingalls Wilder and Understood Betsy- because of the focus on the everyday lives of a loving family. It is full of touching details. For example, when I read how Theresa and her father worked for years on the garden so that the ailing mother could see her favorite plants & flowers from every single door & window, a tear came to my eye.

    It doesn't gloss over the tough parts of being a caregiver for aging parents- but the author's graceful sense of humor carries her through it all. Even though the topic of the book is aging, I'd say the book is more funny than sad. Reading it was a really soothing, peaceful experience for me. The book distracted me from my worries and made me thoughtful about the things that really matter in life.

    I called up my mother and told her she should read this book immediately. My grandparents are getting to be the age where they need extra care. But even if you don't need this book for practical reasons, it's a very nice read for personal reasons. It makes you feel good.
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  • Juliet Vawser
    4.0 out of 5 stars Very down to earth, entertaining and very useful
    Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2013
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    I am currently caring for my aging parents. This a provided useful tips, insight and most of all, humor. I recommend it to anyone approaching this stage in life or are in the middle of it.
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  • FreeThinkSee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful homespun stories and wisdom on caring for aging parents ...
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2014
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    Wonderful homespun stories and wisdom on caring for aging parents and just being human. This book pulls together the author's columns published in a local paper over the course of several years. I enjoyed going through the daily joys and struggles of the author and her parents. There's a lot of humor and love in her family and for a short time I felt part of it. When the I finished I immediately went to her website to continue reading more. I'd love to see the garden her and her father worked on together or the bookcase they built for her mother. The author also gives practical advice like getting a wireless doorbell for her mother's room and bathroom so she can alert her daughter in the other part of the house when she needs help. If you are currently a caregiver this will make you feel you have someone right there with you. But there's so much about people and the magic of everyday life that anyone will be able to enjoy and relate to this book.
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  • M. S. Jaquiss
    5.0 out of 5 stars Lovely stories
    Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2013
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    I loved this book. The stories that Ms. Snyder tells about living with and caring for her elderly parents are beautiful. They are tender, gentle, funny, and so full of love, respect and gratitude for her parents. I found myself reading the book before bed and first thing when I woke up each morning. I'm sorry t have finished it.
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  • JKMohr
    5.0 out of 5 stars How do you spell LOVE: living together
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2013
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    I recommend this book! Theresa's collection of essays on living with her parents as their adult caregiver shed light on the ups and downs of re-combining the family unit after years spent apart. There are the difficulties of merging households while maintaining respect for each other, the joys of connecting as friends beyond the hierarchal parent-child relationship, and the challenges of give-and-take as age and illness encroach on both the parent and the caregiver. These vignettes don't glamorize or soft-pedal, neither do they portray anyone as martyr or saint. This is how the Snyder household truly is, and we are invited to join them. If you take nothing away from this book but the fact that LOVE lives here, then I'm sure Theresa, Lorine, and James will be well-pleased.
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  • A. C.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Warm humour, endearing family
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 22, 2017
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    Admittedly, before I started reading, I didn't know this book was created from excerpts of a newspaper column, so it took a couple of chapters to move into this way of thinking. Having said that, I found the insights, the bite-size chunks of a carer's life most readable and enjoyable, and it wasn't long before I was hopping from chapter to chapter to gain more witty insights into what can only be described as 'a wonderful life'.

    No, it wasn't that everything ran smoothly, and some times were really hard, but the way Theresa and her parents coped with day-to-day living, let alone the many odd spanners in the works, was always with humour, love, companionship and a remarkable 'laugh off your troubles' strength that made me want to be there in that household and share some of that camaraderie. I can fully understand why the family was so popular.

    Luckily, through We3, Theresa has invited us to be part of her family. And being part of it, if only for a while, we can learn something about patience and understanding, not only from the viewpoint of a carer of ageing parents, but of how it feels to be getting older and losing your independence. The conversations & dialogue with her parents, and how they laughed at all their woes, reminded me how, though you can't always control life events, how you deal with them makes all the difference!

    Being that this is an ongoing story, I did feel it ended too quickly, with my wanting to know how certain things turned out... maybe there's another book in the pipeline? I hope so.
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  • Sheri McInnis
    5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, heartwarming and helpful!
    Reviewed in Canada on August 8, 2016
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    Twenty years ago, author Theresa Snyder’s mother and father were on the cusp of needing full-time care. Rather than do that, Snyder decided to move them in with her. She bought a three-bedroom house in Oregon and settled down to a life of doctor’s visits, prescription filling – and lots of love and laughs.

    The book deals with the day-to-day life of Snyder as she manages her parents’ health concerns – like heart attacks and pneumonia - her full-time job, her pets, and the house itself. It makes for some hilarious, heartfelt and heartwarming stories .

    Like how much time and attention she and her father put into their magnificent garden because she wants to make sure her mother – who’s not very mobile – has a beautiful view from every window in the house. Or how, after adopting a litter of stray kittens and keeping them in the garden shed, she accidentally locked herself in and yelled for help for hours while her parents, who were busy cooking dinner, then eating dinner, then cleaning up after dinner, kept wondering what the heck was taking Theresa so long with the kittens.

    Or how her father has “a perfect sense of hearing when it comes to the TV being turned off once he has fallen asleep and left Mom and me to watch a WWII program on Normandy. The instant we turn the program off, he wakes insisting he was watching it.”

    There are lots of clever personal anecdotes too. From reminiscences about growing up with her 27 brothers (2 natural born, 25 adopted and foster), to stories about her life now. “New Year’s Eve has never been one of my favorite holidays,” she writes. “I have no ‘sweetie’ to kiss at midnight and for a gal who hits the bed at 10 o’clock each weeknight, midnight is a long wait with nothing to hold your interest but people in Times Square dressed in funny hats making fools of themselves for the television cameraman. I usually give up and crash early.”

    But the book isn’t just an entertaining memoir. It’s full of great advice for caregivers as well – and sooner or later, we all end up doing that for someone. For instance, everyone in the Snyder family has their own job whether it’s doing the laundry, weeding the garden, taking out the trash, or emptying – or loading – the dishwasher (because those are two very distinct jobs performed by two different people). In the Snyder family, everyone does what they do best and it keeps the house running smoothly. Or as smoothly as possible. ;)

    I thought it was very clever how she ensured that both she and her parents had their own ‘side’ of the house, so that everyone gets their privacy. But because their living spaces are separate, I loved her idea of putting a wireless doorbell in the house, leaving one unit next to their bed and another in the bathroom, with the central unit where she could hear it, so her folks would always have an ‘alarm’ to ring if one of them needed help.

    She’s also full of advice about how to keep yourself healthy and happy if you’re a caregiver. "Because if you get hurt, who’s going to take care of them?” She even includes excerpts from a safety booklet for homecare workers published by the state of Oregon about how to prevent the sprains, strains and other injuries that result from caring for the elderly. Moving wheelchairs, emptying washing machines, and making beds being among the worst culprits.

    But the tips are always interspersed with her witty personal stories, from how she’s named all her cars since her first one (a 1952 Mercury called The Enterprise), to the trials and tribulations of living with her six-toed cat, Bigfoot. And Bigfoot isn’t the only pet in the Snyder family, trust me! The author seems to have endless time to care for other things.

    It’s absolutely inspiring and humbling to read how much thought and love she puts in to making her parents’ lives as pleasant as possible. Whether they’re out discovering a new restaurant together or just sitting at home having tea, these three seem not just like family, but like best friends. Snyder insists - and you can see for yourself - that every ounce of work and stress is worth it. There’s just that much love and joy in the Snyder house.

    When I was finished, I wanted to hug Ms. Snyder for being one of the warmest, loving, and thoughtful people a person could hope to meet. It makes me want to wish her a whole week of her most favorite thing in the world. Rainy mornings.

    “I love rainy mornings. They envelop me like a three-way hug with mom and dad. They comfort me and make me feel safe. I hear the rain and smell the soil of the garden through the open window and I roll over for just a few more minutes of peace.”

    Hilarious, heartwarming, helpful – and well written! - WE 3 is a highly recommended read for anyone who’s dealing with aging parents and/or aging themselves. In other words, all of us!
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  • Indie Author
    5.0 out of 5 stars An insightful journey into the lives of two remarkable parents and one devoted daughter.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2016
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    A personal, endearing account of Snyder's challenges as she takes on the role of caregiver.

    I admired the fact that Snyder stepped up to the mark when her parents were becoming less independent.
    The novel is honest.
    The author has not 'polished over' the difficult times, rather, she has given the reader a series of very thought provoking 'vignettes'. They allow a window into her world.
    It's a heartwarming read, humorous in parts, sad in others as you witness the demise of two role model parents. Parents who are loved and treasured by many and have also been so generous with their lives.
    It is fitting that Snyder has the gift of caregiver, a mantle passed onto her by her mum and dad.
    Kudos, Ms Snyder - I salute you. Where others would shy away from such a responsibility, you have proved your dedication and ​worth in bucketloads.
    I look forward to the next chapter in the journey.
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  • Jenny
    5.0 out of 5 stars A book about love and devotion
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 24, 2015
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    A wonderful, real-life read; poignant, humorous, reflective and never self-pitying. Miss Snyder writes from the heart in an engaging style that draws you into her busy world as she tries to keep all the plates spinning in her life. (And there are many!) She writes endearingly about how she juggles with her job and home commitments, but in particular as a loving daughter caring for her beloved elderly parents. It is laugh-out loud in parts, but brings you close to tears at other times, when everyday struggles and pain are described in such a tender way. The author's powers of observation and recall are remarkable, while her positive spin on all things runs throughout this book. You cannot but feel huge admiration for this writer who manages to do all these things AND write so prolifically too! A highly recommended read, especially if you have similar challenges going on in your lives. The love and devotion for her parents is truly humbling to read.
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