Tag Archives: Coronavirus

Back To College?

Posted on July 7, 2020 by janieleeds

The kids’ colleges are reopening in September. Classes are online for a few weeks prior to opening the campus for onsite living. It was decided they would stay there straight through to just before Thanksgiving and then send the kids … Continue reading →

Posted in finding happiness at 50 | Tagged college campus, Coronavirus, fall semester, online classes, pandemic | 26 Comments

General Parenting Single Style

Posted on May 22, 2020 by janieleeds

I grew up with a strict tyrannical father. “My way or the highway,” was his motto and we felt we had no other choice, but to abide by his rules. I didn’t want my kids to have that same militant … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged Coronavirus, family bonds, parenting college kids, raising young men, single parent | 20 Comments

Another Untold Story of Isolation (part 2)

Posted on May 20, 2020 by janieleeds

Parenting can be difficult on any given day. Add to it that the ex (the kids’ father) doesn’t communicate nor parent at all, yet has a righteous attitude and Monday morning quarterbacks is stressful. So while I am a single … Continue reading →

Posted in love, Untold Stories of Isolation | Tagged being a single parent, Coronavirus, ex-wife of a narcissist, parenting college kids, quarantine | 9 Comments

Another Untold Story of Isolation

Posted on May 19, 2020 by janieleeds

True Story – I’m sitting here waiting for my elder son to come home this morning. I am trying to stay in a place of peace, but underneath I’m buzzing with so many emotions. Anger, resentment, fear, grief, and uncertainty … Continue reading →

Posted in love, Untold Stories of Isolation | Tagged being a single parent, Coronavirus, death, parenting college kids, peer pressure, young love | 18 Comments

Another Untold Story Of Isolation

Posted on May 17, 2020 by janieleeds

True Story: I was talking to a friend of a friend the other day. She asked me for some information that she needed and because it was Mother’s Day, I wished her a Happy Mother’s Day. The conversation went really … Continue reading →

Posted in love | Tagged cancer, Coronavirus, death of loved ones, essential worker, grief, miscarriage, nurse | 16 Comments

How Are You and Your Kids Doing With The Quarantine?

Posted on May 16, 2020 by janieleeds

Have you ever wondered what your kids will say about their experience through this quarantine? What will be their story? How will you as a parent fit into it? Do you ever think about it? Because at some point, life … Continue reading →

Posted in divorce, finding happiness at 50 | Tagged Coronavirus, kids and divorce, single parent, walking on eggshells | 19 Comments

Monday Begins Another Groundhog Week

Posted on May 11, 2020 by janieleeds

Another week of Groundhog Day yawns before us here. Still isolated and at home without much to do. How are you dealing with this? Are you out and about yet? Or are you at home still? If it weren’t for … Continue reading →

Posted in finding happiness at 50 | Tagged Coronavirus, Groundhog Day, internet issues, pandemic | 12 Comments

An Untold Story of Isolation

Posted on May 8, 2020 by janieleeds

** Based on a true story, but a friend’s experience and not mine. Before the lock-down he’d been acting funny. And he was on his phone a lot with Linda. But I knew Linda and I wasn’t that worried because … Continue reading →

Posted in Untold Stories of Isolation | Tagged adultery, cheating husband, Coronavirus, ficton, married life, sex, short story | 17 Comments

Are There Really Covid Conspiracies?

Posted on May 4, 2020 by janieleeds

Have you heard anything about the conspiracies surrounding the Covid-19 virus? I haven’t been keeping up with anything except how to stay safe and healthy. I do keep up with the new rules regarding the laws on distancing, masks and … Continue reading →

Posted in finding happiness at 50 | Tagged 5G, Coronavirus, coverup, investigations, warfare | 24 Comments