The “sandwich generation” is made up of people between the ages of 30 and 50 who feel squashed, like the filling of a sandwich. This is because they have to deal with responsibilities with their children on the one hand, and on the other, with concern for their elderly parents. Next, we will explain more about what is the sandwich generation.
All about the so-called ‘sandwich generation’
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“The Sandwich Generation is gaining more and more space in society, and one of the biggest challenges for these people is to reconcile tasks, define priorities and even create a balance with their own lives, including emotional ones”, highlights the executive Marcia. She also emphasizes that it is a phase that requires a better organization and that she herself is included in this sandwich generation.
We also have reports from Tasha Macknish, who is an HR manager, a single mother and still caring for her elderly mother. She says her mother was also diagnosed five years ago with vascular dementia.
“I would never stop doing this… it's what we should do. But yeah, it's very lonely. […] You can't walk away and say, 'I don't want to do this anymore'… you just have to keep pushing forward and do the best you can,” she said.
Tasha tried to care for her mother at home, but after a fire, she realized that it was beyond her. Today her mother, Carole Jones, lives in a nursing home and calls her daughter up to 18 times a day.
“I feel like I'm always on call – the old people's home can call at three in the morning saying Mum has fallen or she's a little confused… and that's like being a mum. […] You can't really establish your own life to a certain extent, because you always feel like you might be needed”, highlighted the woman about all this responsibility.
‘Self-care goes to the bottom of the list’
Tasha Macknish further says that women are brought up to believe that they should assume all responsibilities and caregiving roles. "Whether they want to be perfectionists... they want to be everything or they want to be seen as a good girl, I don't know."
“I don't want to let people down. I think there is a huge responsibility within me to care for and care for others,” she added.