Like many other ‘sandwich carers’, I’m juggling work, care and raising my teenager – and I’ve reached breaking point
Like many other ‘sandwich carers’, I’m juggling work, care and raising my teenager – and I’ve reached breaking point
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Young people, like me, who look after family members are finding that it not only reshapes your present, but also your long‑term…
I never seem to have any time to myself anymore and it’s making me feel resentful and useless. Is this just part of getting older?
My current state is “burned out with occasional rage.”
It’s increasingly common for parents to surveil their offspring after they’ve left home, but there’s a fine line between care and…
She is raising children while watching a parent slowly fade. Between both roles, she is barely holding herself together
Teachers keep leaving, vulnerable students bite and spit and the support workers struggle – but it’s all in a day’s work
