Many of our elderly will forgo an excess of compassion for Bingo and book club.

IF there’s one thing that has always struck me about old people, it is how sanguine they are about their own mortality.

Childless by choice: please, stop judging us

Originally written for Dear Cupid – the free advice site.

This morning, as usual, I was perusing the questions on Dear Cupid, when I stumbled across a question from a woman regarding her feelings about not wanting a child. Although I gave a comprehensive answer to the question, it touched a nerve with me, sufficient to make me write my thoughts down in an article.