We’re on vacation at the beach with my dad and my mother-in law.
I felt like I hadn’t seen my husband this whole trip and I couldn’t figure out why.
Then it dawned on me that one of us has to be with the kids (swimming and at the beach) and the other one has to […]
Nordette is caregiver to her elderly parents.
Her elderly father, along with her mother who has dementia live with her, her adult daughter and teen age son.
Over at BlogHer, she tells us of the time a black snake nearly ruined her day:
My dad said, “And while we were out trying to see about that, the cat […]
A lovely Easter was had by all today.
This is the first time in I think, ever that we’ve been in town for the holiday. Usually, we go to Mass, run by my parents house for an Easter Egg Hunt and then make the 2 hour trek to my mother-in law’s house.
However, we were dis-invited […]
Major U.S. Media outlets are all over the Sandwich Generation topic today.
ABC News has a story Sandwich Generation Faces Massive Stress in Caring for Aging Parents and Kids (in other news, water is wet) and CNN posted Great Web sites when aging parents need help.
Both articles have links to some helpful websites.
Tags: ABC-News, caring […]
My husband is out of town, and, my 83 year old mother-in-law is staying with us.
I’m grateful for the help, but, this weekend there’s been a few moments that have been rather comical in terms of me being needed by everyone.
The kids have been particularly needy this weekend, probably a combination of their dad […]
Libertyville is a TV sitcom pilot starring Tony Award winner Christine Ebersole about a divorced mother caught between a 22-year-old daughter and grumpy father.
The plan is for Lifetime to pick it up, but I just have one question: Why wasn’t I picked to star in it? I am, after all the Sandwich Generation Poster Child. […]
Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, and, b5media’s Lifestyles Channel is sweetening things up with love notes from each site.
My Valentine here at GenBetween is given to you, dear readers.
You guys have been here with me through lots of stuff in my life. While I know this topic of being in the Sandwich Generation […]
As I’ve gotten older, and, especially since my mother died, it’s occurred to me that I’m close to being the only one left who has knowledge of the family history, especially photos.
To make matters worse, my father is a history teacher, history buff, and, all-around family history studier. There’s no way I can even begin […]
Another, “I had no idea they had those” careers, we now have Aging Coaches.
Celebrate Aging is a company that provides the services of a “aging coach” defined as someone who:
helps people who have issues with their own or someone else’s aging figure out the answers to their questions, determine their best options for responding, […]
As you know, I’m all about planning ahead, making your wishes known, and, having information readily accessible to your family in the event of an emergency.
I’ve not used this before, but, I just ran across it, and, I thought I’d share the link to Confidant Solutions, software that helps you create a complete record of […]
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