tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17661840.post3461355860835899196..comments2023-05-21T11:06:29.179-05:00Comments on MoInk: What Kind of Sandwich are You?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06438018515702581645noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17661840.post-86222676010090147302007-07-10T12:43:00.000-05:002007-07-10T12:43:00.000-05:00As I wrote in my book, MOTHERING MOTHER: A Daughte...As I wrote in my book, <BR/>MOTHERING MOTHER: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir, I don't think "sandwich generation" is the proper metaphor. <BR/><BR/>Afterall, bread just gently lays on top of the meat, cheese and lettuce--everything is soft and cozy. Not so with caregiving. <BR/><BR/>I propose the word, <BR/>VISE GRIP GENERATION. <BR/>That's more like it. Pressure, crank it down--nice and tight....<BR/><BR/>Teach your fifteen year old to drive and take your mother's care keys away--all in the same day. <BR/><BR/>Give your mother a bedtime and your 17 year old a curfew.<BR/><BR/>Have your MOM interrupt your "cuddle time" with your husband. <BR/><BR/>Fight with a doctor who has managed to talk your 89 year old mother into exploratory surgery. <BR/><BR/>Fire your home health aid for stealing...shall I go on? <BR/><BR/>Oh, and somehow try and not gain a hundred pounds from stress eating, try to teach and guide your children, try to stay civil and not whine and grip on the phone and run all your friends away. Try to stay pretty, warm, and tender. <BR/>Vise Grip. That's the word. <BR/>Sorry for the rant, but you asked:) If you'd like to read more about my "sandwich life" and how I (we, my family) survived, <BR/><BR/>MOTHERING MOTHER: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir is available on Amazon and in most bookstores. <BR/>www.mothering-mother.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com