Dear Reader: We had such a great response to our new words for 2012 that we’re going to feature these types of posts in the future. Remember: Midlife Mothers need to stay current (and hip). This may be slightly silly, but it is just an easy read….And, I, for one, need to stay cool, hip and tight…..

Here’s our latest – the 20 most exciting new bands for 2012, courtesty of MNE – online music and radio information:

1. Grimes – electro-pop
2. Spector – indie
3. A$AP Rocky – rap
4. DZ Deathrays – from Australia
5. Howler
6. Wise Blood – Led Zep version
7. Azealia Banks – newest rap girl
8. Friends – indie band from Brooklyn
9. Discopolis – huh?
10. Willis Earl Beale – himself
11. 2:54 – melodies from two sisters
12. King Krule – single boy
13. Citizens – straight from London
14. Toy – grunge band from London
15. Alabama Shakes – soul rockers from…Alabama
16. Apes and Horses – Parisian duo, like The Talking Heads
17. Frank Ocean – smooth crooner
18. Dog is Dead – young lads from Nottingham
19. Zulu Winter
20. Milk Music – most exciting DIY band to emerge from the US in years.  Need more info? I said, “DIY band.” You know, “DO IT YOURSELF, as in punk rock.”

What happened to the good old days, with band-names we grew to love, like: Led Zepplin, Bread, Average White Band, Eagles, Jefferson Starship, Rolling Stones…..

Bands making a comeback in 2012:

1.  Green Day
2.  Aerosmith
3. Maximo Park
4. Bloc Party
5. Mumford & Sons
6. Animal Collective
7. Beach Boys
8. Bruce Springsteen
9. Madonna
10. The Shins
11. Ultravox
12. The Hives
13. No Doubt

 No doubt – this whole scene is getting harder and harder to experience, embrace and remember….

Next really big superstar? Bruno Mars….who isn’t touring right now, but Pink is.

Dear Readers: We received a shout-out, tonight, from a 44-year-old mom with two adult children and a grandchild. Steff asks MLM’s, “My boyfriend (53) wants a baby. I just need a little support to help me with my decision. Can you help?” (She is also seeking online chat or support group referrals.) Although I have many thoughts to share on this topic,  I’d first love to hear you all weigh in on this.

While I have you, would you be interested in a more interactive Mothering blog site? Would you like the opportunity to chat with other mothers, either online or by Webinar-format? Please let us know. We’re here to serve you!

Legacy

The best that you leave your children will never fit into a hope chest. Let you legacy be kindness and compassion. Let them remember the way you always offered a healing hand from a true and giving heart. Leave your children knowing that everyone makes mistakes, and the real test is how you correct them. Create a legacy of self-care rather than self-sacrifice. Let it be said that you passed along the keys to a full-spectrum life rooted in unconditional love and a deep dance with spirit. That you spent a lifetime asking questions and seeking answers and knowing you might never find them. Let future generations inherit the understanding that when every being takes its place in the circle of life, harmony will prevail over all. What greater gift to leave behind than a glorious life well-lived? If that is the legacy that carries your name, you’ve left them all rich beyond means.

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Dear Reader: As midlife mothers, we wish to encourage our children to live as they desire and do what they desire, when they desire. However, we are always faced with this truth: will we live to see it all?

(Humorous) Story, as related, today. During a moment of quiet time, together, son, age 10, says to mother, age 55, “Mom, I know when I want to get married!” Mother bemusedly, “When?” Son, “When I’m 39 years old!” Mother…..”Um… NO SIR!” as she walks away.

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