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Adult Daughters Instead of Sons Bear Most of Caregiving

By admin on Jun 9, 2010 in Main, Relationships

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Adult daughters have more difficulty caregiving than adult sons, mainly because women do most of the work taking care of the elderly.

A recent Canadian study simply states what many of us have known all along. The daily grind of care giving for aging parents is not easy and relationships with those parents can become strained as you take on the role of mothering them.

Meanwhile, your brother lets you handle most of the work because, after all, you’re doing such a good job and he has his regular job and responsibilities, right?

This is one of the biggest issues of caregiving because a lot of resentment can weigh down the relationships.

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