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When caring for aging parents conflicts with children's needs

I want to move closer to my elderly parents to help care for them but the schools are terrible and I can't sacrifice my children's education for my guilt.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Responsibilities to different generations create zero-sum choices that leave someone's needs unmet and someone feeling guilty.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Intergenerational justice — what we owe the future?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.