<p>I am posting this here just to make sure everyone sees it, and then posting in the Cafe, as this is off topic.</p>
<p>Thanks to everyone on the "Subtext" thread who expressed concern and kind thoughts regarding my widowed mother (who fell, had surgery, had a bad time on the painkillers, and finally moved into temporary rehab). I sincerely appreciate your thoughts and ESPECIALLY your stories.</p>
<p>Well, some of us are really feeling the pressure of being the "sandwich" generation. I am facing sending the last child out of the nest and perhaps having then to bring in my elderly mother.....Don't get me wrong - I love her dearly and would do anything for her. But I am just being honest: this is really, really hard. My wife and I have spent the last almost 30 years with children in the house (wide range of ages - youngest is 17, oldest is 29) and we both thought we had a whole new world of travel, rediscovering ourselves and each others, etc. in front of us.........</p>
<p>Well, more in the cafe under "Sandwich generation: elderly parents and college kids"</p>
<p>Thank you again. What a wonderful group of people!</p>