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The ‘Sandwich Generation’: Life Between Raising Children and Caring for Aging Parents

At 6:30 a.m., the house is already loud. A...

‘I Cried Last Night as I Asked My Husband if He Was Tired of Me. Because I’m Tired of Me Some Days.’

"Raising babies is hard. But I think the hardest is losing yourself. Life is flying by, and you feel lost in the middle of it."

Friend Says “Of All People, You Should Get Why Someone Would Abort a Cleft Baby”—Dad’s Reply Is Perfect

"My ‘friend’ said, ‘Come on, of all people, you should get why someone would want to abort a cleft baby.’ That shocked me. Why would he think that?"

Nobody Would Have Been Surprised If I Had Died

Abused women and children are the canary in the coal mine.

It starts somewhere. It starts in the home.

Nobody would have been surprised if I had died.

“And when one of us is gone

And one of us is left to carry on

Then remembering will have to do

Our memories alone will get us through

Think about the days of me and you

Of you and me against the world
 

I love you, Mommy

I love you, baby…”

Katherine Fugate
Katherine Fugate
Creator/ExecProd of “Army Wives.” Screenwriter of “Valentine’s Day” & “New Year’s Eve.” Joining Forces w/ Michelle Obama. Activist. Madeleine’s Mom. Follow her on Instagram or Twitter.

The ‘Sandwich Generation’: Life Between Raising Children and Caring for Aging Parents

At 6:30 a.m., the house is already loud. A middle-schooler is searching for missing soccer cleats. A teenage daughter needs a ride to early...

‘I Cried Last Night as I Asked My Husband if He Was Tired of Me. Because I’m Tired of Me Some Days.’

"Raising babies is hard. But I think the hardest is losing yourself. Life is flying by, and you feel lost in the middle of it."

Friend Says “Of All People, You Should Get Why Someone Would Abort a Cleft Baby”—Dad’s Reply Is Perfect

"My ‘friend’ said, ‘Come on, of all people, you should get why someone would want to abort a cleft baby.’ That shocked me. Why would he think that?"