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

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‘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?"

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It’s OK to Be Sad

"When you feel guilty for your sadness, think of my little girl, and remember that God sees you the same. He knows when we need to cry."

‘It’s Not a Tired Cry or Even a Breakdown Cry. It’s a Heartbroken Cry. Today Was Her Last Day of Kindergarten.’

“I’ve never seen my child cry like this before. I tried to say the right things like, ‘When something ends, something new begins,’ but that just made her cry harder. So, I remembered what helped me when I spent a solid chunk of my twenties nursing a broken heart."