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    Surviving in the Sandwich Generation
    Surviving in the Sandwich Generation
    Surviving in the Sandwich Generation
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    Surviving in the Sandwich Generation

    By Donna Smith

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    Chances are, if you are a "Sandwich Generationer" you know it. You are expected to caregive to your elderly parents and your grandchildren, or any other garden variety of relatives who are not in your generation. It is a difficult spot to be in, and Sandwich Generationers are often plagued with guilt, shame, anger, rage, self-pity, and depression. The author has lived this life and is still living this life but has found practical ways to cope and shares them with the reader.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDonna Smith
    Release dateJun 24, 2012
    ISBN9781476290904
    Surviving in the Sandwich Generation
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    Donna Smith

    I am an author, songwriter, and professional singer and actress. I was compelled to write my book, LET HER GO, to help other mothers, fathers, friends, and loved ones of addicts and alcoholics, to survive the insanity of their loved one's addiction.

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      Surviving in the Sandwich Generation - Donna Smith

      Surviving in the Sandwich Generation

      By Donna Smith

      Copyright 2012 Donna Smith

      Smashwords Edition

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      This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Surviving in the Sandwich Generation

      This book is the story of my life in the Sandwich Generation. As you read my story, you may recognize yourself in my dilemmas, issues, and confrontations. I have learned to cope, although it has been a hard and long struggle. I will give you solutions that work for me for every aspect of being a caregiver in the Sandwich Generation. YOU ARE NOT ALONE and you are not a bad person for how you feel!

      WHAT IS THE SANDWICH GENERATION?

      Picture a sandwich. You’ve got two pieces of bread on the outside and stuff in the middle. The Sandwich Generation is the stuff in the middle!

      The Sandwich Generation is defined, in my opinion and in my experience, as that generation of people who have two or more generations in their immediate care, in which they are sandwiched in the middle. These can be children – young, or maybe even needy grown children -- and maybe even grandchildren -- and needy parents, too. It seems to be especially difficult for generations of women, although men are certainly not immune. Women not only care for their family but oftentimes their spouse’s family as well. Basically, we Sandwich Generationers (I just made up a new word) are family caretakers. We become parents to our children and our parents, or even parents to our grandchildren, all at the same time. We may have an adult child who is still living at home, refusing to cut the umbilical cord. Being a Sandwich Generationer is an emotional, physical, and financial challenge and hardship. Maybe some Sandwich Generationers can cope well with these challenges, but I think the whole reason for calling it the Sandwich Generation is because of the difficulties with being in the middle of it. People are living longer and longer, so four and even five living generations is not unusual. And in today’s economy, more and more families are living in the same house. Kids move back home, parents move in with grandparents. Even grandchildren move in with grandparents and great grandparents, as in my

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