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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that both ends of this puzzle need outside support if you have the resources (and definitely more spousal support if all he is doing is shopping and cooking, and he should be outsourcing shopping to a service, not going to the store).

Your most valuable contribution you can give to your parents and to your kids is your time -- not to be spent in busywork but to spend the limited time you have with them in the moment as much as possible, not just running around and doing errands. Your time will run out with your parents because they're elderly and going to die, and your time will run out with your kids because they will graduate and go to college and then launch as adults on their own, and it is different when they do that.

I know I don't have enough money to buy my way out of every problem, but take a step back and look at what you can outsource for not very much money (PP had great advice on Amazon Pillpack, Walmart groceries etc.) or some money well worth it (i.e., tutors if your kid is struggling in a subject).

You're doing a ton but query whether you'd all be better off if others could do more to let you put a little more focus on what's most important about these relationships.[/quote]

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