My spouse and I agreed to host his elderly father for what was supposed to be a few weeks after his surgery and it's been four months and none of us knows how to talk about what comes next. I love my father-in-law but I'm exhausted and my husband seems paralyzed between taking care of both of us and I feel like the bad guy for wanting our house back.
More people experience this than they realize.
Caregiving tests the boundaries of a household and forces questions about whose needs get to matter when everyone is trying to do the right thing.
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.