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The “Chosen Family” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

The “Chosen Family” Isn’t All It’s Cracked Up to Be

by External Article | Jan 6, 2022 | Caring for a Friend | 0 comments

I was in my twenties the first time I heard the concept of the “chosen family,” and it’s hard to overstate how much it resonated with me. … Sure, the concept of the chosen family has been great for the privileged class, and the young and attractive — people who...
Wash

Wash

by External Article | Nov 16, 2021 | Caring for a Grandparent, Millennial Generation, Occasional Caregiving, Short Term Caregiving | 0 comments

She showers once a week, and for the next six weeks—approximately four months into our new pandemic normal—I will be the one to bathe her. Her seniors’ program has been closed for months now, and it’s time for a plan. My aunt is tired of bathing her, and it looks like...

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