Doing The Senior Shuffle

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7 Ways Teen Boys are Just Like Grandpa

I have been doing The Senior Shuffle for a year now and there have been many wonderful moments. I have spent more time with my parents in the last 12 months than I have in the last 12 years. I am grateful for the meals we share these days. As a daughter, and as a mom of... Read more »

By Carole Pye,
November 15, 2012 at 7:45 pm •

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Carole Pye

I’m a freelance writer married to thrill-seeking husband, Jim, and mom to fantastic teenage sons: Austin, (18) Trevor, (16) and volunteer foster son, Chris (18). I am also a proud caregiver for my parents, Bob, a WWII Army Air Corps veteran, 87, and Jean, his wife, 85. In between the shuttling and the shuffling of senior boys and senior parents, you can find me sitting still, enjoying a cup of steaming hot tea while pondering the next thing to do.
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