Tales From a Triplet House

Tales From a Triplet House
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ThatTripletMom - > Tales From a Triplet House -> I Am The Jam
I Am The Jam

Or rather; My welcome to the 'Sandwhich Generation'.


Thursday, as I was tied to my phone waiting for two kinds of calls; 1) to know when my mom came out of surgery and how she was and 2) waiting for the hospital to call and tell me where my daughter was in the surgery line-up for Friday, it occurred to me that at 37 I have a secure place in the up ‘til now mysterious 'Sandwich Generation'.

Last week was rough.  My Daughter#2 was scheduled for tonsil and adenoid removal on Friday and my world revolved around making sure she stayed well.  Of course, last weekend my son's body decided this would be the best time to whip up a mysterious fever.  The fever lasted for 3 days but we kept him quarantined to his room for an additional day, just to be sure. He was actually really good about staying away from his sister.

Meanwhile, in Southern California, my mom was preparing for her surgery scheduled for Thursday.  My sister went down to be the designated-offspring-on-hand (just as I had volunteered to be there when my dad went in for prostate surgery in December).  I was glad she was there, as I couldn’t be in two places at once.

It is a very strange position to lift yourself out of full-mommy-mode to check and make sure your parents are being cared for correctly too.  This snuck up on me -When I am sick I still want to pick up the phone and call my mommy for comfort. And now I also need to admit that she needs her children to pick up the phone and check in on her health too. We have all been told that the roles would slowly shift as we grow up, and now as I learn what it is to be a mother I must also learn how to care for those who mothered (and fathered) me)

My mother and my daughter both came through their surgeries very well and now it is just up to restraining them to keep their activity levels quiet while recovering.  Oddly enough this entails keeping them both from digging in the dirt in their respective gardens. Oh how the similarities abound!

Topics: Sandwich generation, motherhood, adult children, family, surgery
posted by ThatTripletMom on Sunday, June 1, 2008 at 07:11 PM
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