by David Figura
My brother-in-law, Tom, reminded me recently that I’m “getting to be that age.” “It used to be that all you were going to was weddings,” he said. “Now it’s starting to be funerals, more and more.” I had just come from a memorial service for Rick Augustine, a good,...
by David Figura
I was 30 years old and living in California when my barber, Lynn, surprised me one day by refusing to cut my hair. “You’re losing your hair and there’s nothing you can do about it. You’re combing your hair forward with bangs and it looks absolutely ridiculous,” he...
by David Figura
We all have divorced male family members or friends. Early on following the divorce, it’s not unusual for guys to be acting out of sorts. Some get depressed and sink into a hole. Others engage in denial. Others start partying and sleeping around like there’s no...
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by David Figura
Jim’s comment came as a complete surprise. “You know, it’s scary,” he said during a recent phone conversation. “It’s scary because I don’t know if I’m going to have another chance like this. It just seems like the right thing to do, though.” Jim was talking about his...
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by David Figura
Middle age ushers in a number of changes and realizations. Among them: You’re now the parents, the leaders in your immediate and extended family – the ones that the kids are looking up to. You’re old enough now that family responsibilities that used to fall on...
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