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Nell Bernstein
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Last updated: April 07, 2008
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When my parents moved in with us 5 years ago, I tied on my cape and proceeded to care for them, deliver my 5th child, work part-time at the church, and deliver my 6th child, while taking on another part-time job from home. Then it all came crashing down on one fateful Friday the 13th. After some good medication and months of therapy, I realized that no one can carry a burden like that alone. So, when my mother-in-law passed away in december and my father-in-law, 86 with early dementia, needed a place to live, he came here. Havine retired my cape before, I resisted the urge to dust it off and wear it again. Instead, I hired a caregiver to come and help me 4 days a week, and she has preserve my sanity. This way, I can enjoy both sides of the bun in the sandwich without feeling like the shrinking meat in the middle.
This is so very true. When will society be a little more understanding that many have aging parents, children and grandchildren issues on a daily basis? What can we do help ourselves? As women we have been taught to juggle it all and when we can't people think we are weak. When we get crabby that is not good either. When will men have to juggle what we do?