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November 28th, 2006

How did I get here? Where are the adults?

My shift into a card-carrying member of the Sandwich Generation was a bit of a surprise (at least it was to me).
It seemed like one minute, I was taking care of young children, just doing what parents in their thirties do, and, the next minute, the theoretical “you’ll have to take care of your parents someday”, became […]

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October 25th, 2006

A different kind of sandwich

Sometimes I get stuck about what to write here. I enjoy doing it, and, I have lots to say, but, I am very aware that the topic of being in the Sandwich Generation can easily turn (and probably has more than once, here) turned into Introspective Angst-a-Palooza.
I can’t stand that kind of stuff.
Being in my […]

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October 10th, 2006

10 Resources for the Sandwich Generation

Taking care of children and parents at the same time? I know we’re not alone because at least 10 other people wrote books about it. Check them out here:

The Complete Eldercare Planner, Second Edition: Where to Start, Which Questions to Ask, and How to Find Help
Unwrapping the Sandwich Generation. Life Vignettes about Seniors & Their […]

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September 29th, 2006

A different perspective on the Sandwich Generation

Virtual Doug has an interesting post about being in the Sandwich Generation.
He writes about being raised to be self-reliant, a quality valued in American culture, yet, for example, in the Asian culture, filial piety dictates that caring for aging parents involves being physically present and doing the day to day care.
He looks at the Sandwich […]

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June 14th, 2006

Well, hi there. I still live here.

Oh, the irony of not being able to write a decent post about the Sandwich Generation because I have been busy with my ill parents, and, my own kids.
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June 11th, 2006

More fun in the sandwich

My father is having surgery tomorrow. The, um, same father that takes care of my mother. The same mother that, you know, can’t be alone (advanced lung cancer). So, the next 2 days involves the precision planning of 3 sitters, my husband, my 80 year old mother-in-law, and, me.
It also involves me getting up at […]

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June 3rd, 2006

To vacate, or, not to vacate…

We’re leaving for vacation tomorrow.  It will be the first time we haven’t gone with my parents, since my mother will obviously not be able to make the trip. Aside from the fact that we will now have to actually pay for things our own selves ;), it will be a little odd without them. […]

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May 30th, 2006

It takes lots of planning

I have an interesting (but, not insurmountable) situation coming up that is a good example of a sandwich generation dilemma.
My dad has to have minor surgery in a couple of weeks. However, with him, minor stuff isn’t always “minor” since he takes blood thinners. He has to arrive at the hospital at 5:30am, but, my […]

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