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When grandparents mourn their lost retirement while raising grandchildren

I have been raising my two grandchildren for three years and I love them but I also resent that my retirement is gone and I feel guilty for feeling that.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Conflicting emotions about sacrificed dreams and beloved children create guilt that compounds an already overwhelming situation.

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