It’s not only small children that adults of a certain age can be sandwiched in between.
My prepositions, however, seem to need to be sandwiched inside that last sentence.
Adult children can often hang around, sometimes not by invitation, when their parents are expecting to move into a different phase of life.
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We just got back from a lovely vacation with my dad.
I had a quintessential Sandwich Generation experience at the beach one day.
I was out at the beach with my younger kids, and, my father.
The kids got in the ocean, which was OK, but, I need to be reasonably close by. They began to drift, […]
Research has shown us that there are many grandparents, who, for whatever reason, are raising young grandchildren. Though it can be rewarding, this scenario can also be very stressful, particularly financially.
There are many grandparents caring for the children of deployed soldiers, but, if the unthinkable happened, and, the parent is killed in action, did you […]
My perspective on being in the Sandwich Generation is that of an only child. An only child with no extended family. Both my mother and my grandmother were only children, and, my father’s brothers are/were significantly older, and, therefore their children, my cousins, are a lot older than I am, and, I don’t know […]
Another twist on the “triple decker sandwich” is the family with 3 (or more) living adult generations.
With people waiting longer to get married and have children, I imagine the family with great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, and children will become even more rare. While it’s not something I’ve experienced in my own family, my husband’s family, until a few […]
This evening, when I realized just what a cliche I have become, I thought of you guys and decided I should write something.
Some of you may be following the saga over at my other place, but, essentially, my father’s back is getting worse and worse. As a matter of fact, he can’t walk and is […]
Friday was my parent’s 50th wedding anniversary. I wasn’t sure how that would go over with everyone, whether it would be something nice, or, something bittersweet or what.
My parents aren’t big travelers, however, a couple of years ago, my dad had been planning a cross country trip for them to commemorate the big day. My […]
As I’ve written before, I’ve often wondered if any age feels like the “right” age to have to parent your parent. As whiny as I can get about it, I could never imagine doing this as a teenager. How sad that there are so many, at least I had my childhood.
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One of the best things you can do for a family who is caring for another family member who can’t be left alone is to make a specific offer of a time you can come stay with the person. There are a couple of my mother’s friends who come by some afternoons so my dad […]
I often worry that I’m harming my children in some way when I am deeply involved in my mother’s care, especially when it keeps me away from home and their routine. While I watched my mother do this with her parents, it was during my college and young adult years. She wasn’t quite as sandwiched […]
Parents to the left of me, children to the right, here I am.
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