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When grandparents face empty nest after raising grandchildren

I have raised my granddaughter for ten years and she just graduated high school and I am proud but also exhausted and do not know who I am when this is over.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Identity formed around emergency caregiving dissolves when the crisis ends, leaving questions about purpose and self-worth.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grandparents raising grandchildren?”

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