Caring for aging parents and parenting children puts you in the sandwich generation. This section gives real-life stories about the challenges of the sandwich generation and the emotional toll of caregiving.
Life with elderly parents is difficult enough. But being an only child makes it infinitely harder. There’s no sibling to share the worry, the phone calls, the endless decisions. The emotional load is yours alone, and at times it feels very heavy and unbearable.
After my father passed away unexpectedly, I was thrust into looking after my mom in ways my father had. While I always expected to care for my parents as they aged, I didn’t know it would be while raising my young son, too.
