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Why parental sacrifice can feel wasted

I gave up my career to raise my children and now they are grown and barely call and I feel like I sacrificed everything for nothing.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The investment model of meaning-making fails when anticipated returns of gratitude and connection do not materialize.

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