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Post by braided-rug on Apr 19, 2006 10:38:32 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 19, 2006 10:46:17 GMT 10
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 19, 2006 10:49:15 GMT 10
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Post by lucie on Apr 19, 2006 11:20:08 GMT 10
Oh I am in the sandwich generation, alright. I have my childrn to care for and 4 years ago, I got responsibilty of my intellectually handicaped aunt (my father's sister)....and I can tell you it's not easy at all. Today she is in a foster home but I still need to make sure she is safe and happy and I manage her things and life, if we can say.
I am also starting to feel the pressure adding on as my parents are getting older. Theya re only 65 but my father is like he is 85....sigh....and my mother has more than enough of caring for him. She does care for him, but she steals some time more and more and gets away by working more and more outside the home, week days and week-ends....I understand her...my father is not easy to deal with but I am getting more and more envolved and it's not what I wish....
I can't imagine how the *club sandwich* group is. Caring for parents, have adult children who are demanding and plus their grandchildren....
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Post by braided-rug on Apr 19, 2006 11:50:29 GMT 10
I understand more now what is involved with looking after someone who doesn't live with you, it is a lot of work. My son looks after himself but there is still a bit of organising involved.
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Post by violet on Apr 20, 2006 20:23:27 GMT 10
A school mother used to keep me updated with her life as the meat in the sandwich - her parents were a little older when she was born. She ended up helping care for them as they got on, to make it trickier her mother was wheelchair bound. As she herself had her kids late, she also had her young teenaged children to care for. Worst of all, she was going through menopause at the time! I used to just shake my head and wonder how she coped when she'd vent about all the dramas. Her dh was out of work for a year of that time too.  |
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Post by lucie on Apr 20, 2006 22:27:46 GMT 10
A school mother used to keep me updated with her life as the meat in the sandwich - her parents were a little older when she was born. She ended up helping care for them as they got on, to make it trickier her mother was wheelchair bound. As she herself had her kids late, she also had her young teenaged children to care for. Worst of all, she was going through menopause at the time! I used to just shake my head and wonder how she coped when she'd vent about all the dramas. Her dh was out of work for a year of that time too. Oh my...that must not be easy for this woman..... |
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