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...Studies show that the height of death anxiety occurs in people's 40s and 50s," notes Karen Fingerman, a gerontologist at Penn State. "When you begin to calculate how many years you have left, it makes your parents' aging even more evident." In a study she conducted of 2,000 middle-aged daughters and healthy, aging mothers, she found that the daughters were more worried than necessary, often to the annoyance of their mothers. To help their parents, Fingerman urges, "kids need to confront their own emotions. Recognize that you're not just worried about your parent; you're worried...
...term role reversal is frequently used about adult children and infirm parents. No question: dependency shifts. Some children help parents with everything from housekeeping to daily physical care. But parents keep a parental role, Fingerman maintains, and being aware of this can ease resentment. "Your parents are still more interested in the minutiae of your life than anyone else," she points out. "They still give you love. What you do for them may have changed, but you are their kid, and you will always be their...
...particular, I am ashamed and embarrassed at the "Undergraduate English Oration," written and delivered by Karen Fingerman '87. This speech, supposedly an example of the finest eloquence Harvard and Radcliffe can muster, was delivered in an undistinguished style, riddled with the moronic cliches Harvard students have tried to live down for years, and written with the wit and grace I might expect from a not very intelligent ninth grader in a remedial composition course. To judge from the comments of my friends and the reaction of the audience, I surmise I was not alone in finding this speech insulting...
...number of the entries, and there were several impressive candidates. I recall in particular a speech delivered on the theme of being an Oklahoman that was one of the finest pieces of oratory I ever had the pleasure of hearing. So you and the committee that chose Ms. Fingerman cannot hide behind the defense that this was the best you could unearth. And if you, yourself, are convinced that this was the best undergraduate speech you had to pick, I can only hope that you would retire from this responsibility in favor of someone who can distinguish brilliance from balderdash...
There is speculation in many quarters that Ms. Fingerman was chosen out of concern that women were under-represented among the speeches. Of this is true, I can only protest more vehemently at the judgment of the judges...