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When genetic privilege comes with family obligations and complicated emotions

My disabled sister needs constant care and I feel guilty that I got the genetic lottery while she didn't, but I also resent how much of our family resources go to her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The arbitrary nature of physical and cognitive differences within families creates complex feelings about fairness, responsibility, and resentment.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Privilege and its acknowledgment?”

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