A little more about me

Since we’re going to be here together, I thought you should know more about me. I like animals, children, the outdoors and long walks in the rain. Wait. This isn’t that kind of blog is it? Nevermind.

My mother has terminal lung cancer. As a matter of fact, she will more than likely die during my tenure with you here at GenBewteen.com. While I understand how lucky I am to have had 2 loving parents for this long, I must admit, I’m still trying to process this whole thing.I have a husband, a full-time job outside the home and 3 young children (ages 4, 9 and 11), so, having this time to “process”? Not so much. Additionally, I’m a nurse, a Catholic, and, a Virgo. Predisposed to an overdeveloped sense of responsibility? Who, me?

Depsite the fact that my boss calls me the “Sandwich Generation Poster Child”, none of this makes me an expert on being sandwiched between caring for my own parents and my children at the same time. However, people tend to assume that, because I’m a nurse, I have some sort of advantage in this situation. But, I really don’t. Actually, that makes it worse sometimes.

Where was I going with this again? I forgot.

Anyway, I’m just a 41 year old mother, daughter, and, wife slapped silly into “real” adulthood 3 years ago when my own mother became ill. Like many of you, I am sometimes torn between what I need to do for my parents and my kids, but, I make it up as I go along.