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How siblings navigate unequal caregiving roles

My brother and I are both taking care of Mom but he lives across the country and sends money while I'm here doing everything else, and we both feel like the other one doesn't understand the sacrifice we're making. Every conversation about her care turns into a fight about who's doing more.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people love the same person but cannot see past their own burden to recognize the other's.

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