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When caregiving reveals different values in a marriage

My mother-in-law moved in with us six months ago after her stroke and my husband and I have completely different ideas about boundaries and care and we're both exhausted but we keep snapping at each other instead of figuring out what we actually need. I love her but I'm losing myself and I think he's losing himself too, just differently.

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