Word: burdens
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...many families, when legitimate disputes break out over how to care for Mom or Dad, old issues of parental hurts and sibling rivalry are likely to be lurking under the surface. One of the hardest obstacles for siblings to overcome is the unequal burden of caregiving. With few exceptions, one sibling in a family gets to be--or gets stuck with being--the primary caregiver. Whether that means stopping by Dad's to run errands, nursing an Alzheimer's patient in the spare bedroom or responding to late-night calls from the nursing home, one adult child usually does...
Caregivers complain that their siblings don't help, don't appreciate their efforts and make matters worse by criticizing their efforts in the trenches. The faraway or less involved siblings claim that the caregiver plays the role of the martyr, taking on the burden of caregiving and spurning offers of help...
...them talked through their childhood conflicts. Margie was their father's favorite, Barbara was their mother's, and Victoria felt like a neglected middle child. The women acknowledged those realities but also showed one another that there was a flip side to being a favorite, including a larger burden of parental expectations to fulfill. Looking back on their childhood, Bedford says, "I realized that there was in some ways enough love to go around...
DeLone will attend business school at Wharton next year with hopes of returning to tennis on the business side of the WTA. She says that without the typical burden of extracurriculars she has missed far fewer classes than the typical college student. “Now it makes me wonder how other athletes do it, and keep everything balanced...
...faculty, some who don’t prefer faculty and use their House, some who use the tutorial office as the first line,” she suggests. “That may be fine that we offer several options and they’re not locked in. The burden is up to students to find what they like...