No you're not alone. We all have our doubts, sometimes we all worry if we can really handle this massive responsibility. My kids are all grown up, but now I'm caregivinging for my father-in-law... Sometimes I feel happy that my husband and I can make his life easier through his final years, but sometimes I feel like I've fallen off a cliff and am never going to stop falling.
Thank you for this, you've done a great job at describing how many of us feel. My favorite line: "Kids poke the bear, knowing there is no bear claw." May your muse sing forever!
No you're not alone. We all have our doubts, sometimes we all worry if we can really handle this massive responsibility. My kids are all grown up, but now I'm caregivinging for my father-in-law... Sometimes I feel happy that my husband and I can make his life easier through his final years, but sometimes I feel like I've fallen off a cliff and am never going to stop falling.
Thank you for this, you've done a great job at describing how many of us feel. My favorite line: "Kids poke the bear, knowing there is no bear claw." May your muse sing forever!
Thank you for sharing. These responsibilities we take on are such paradoxes of pain and joy, suffering a d reward