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How to handle guilt about hiring professional caregivers

I hired a caregiver for my mother and she is wonderful but I feel guilty for paying someone to love my mother when I should be doing it myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Commodifying care feels like a betrayal of natural obligation, even when it provides better outcomes for everyone involved.

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