Monday, May 26, 2008

sandwich ladies prologue

Good morning to all.
This is memorial day, a day upon which we remember people who sacrificed their lives for our freedom.
Although different in so many ways, I launch this site today because of a sacrifice many of us are making in our lives. We may do it with ease, with love, with resentment, with stress, with laughter; but however we do it, we do it.
We are boomers, we are sandwiched in the middle of taking care of our young children and taking care of our aging parents.
we are sandwich ladies. yes, there are men, too. But statistically, it is the women who bear the brunt of this awesome task.

I hope this blogspot will become a support haven for all of you who are a sandwich lady,spreading yourself between two layers of life that demand your attention.
We must continue to take care of ourselves, not unlike the suggestion on most airlines:
if you are traveling with small children, put your oxygen masks on first.
So it is with each of us: get oxygenated for your demands.
Good luck!
Jenn-your sandwich lady

2 comments:

mamadaisy said...

Hi-
I'm sandwiched between a teen daughter and a grieving mom. I often feel like taffy...pulled in all directions!
Mamadaisy

Jennifer said...

dear mamadaisy:
key to a successful taffy pull is the temperature.
maybe we need to change the weather!