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[quote=Anonymous]I am 35 with a 2 year old child. My parents are 65. Both divorced and remarried. I am the only sibling that is leaned on for support. Both dad and stepdad have been battling various cancers. Mom has a variety of health issues, stepmom is a worthless human being. It is HARD.

Just the other day I did preschool drop off, dropped my mom at a colonoscopy, went to the grocery, picked up at preschool, got mom from colonoscopy then drove all back to mom's house. Got kid down for nap, mom settled in her bed, put away her groceries, prepped meals for both households for the week. Then while mom kept half an eye on the toddler I got work done (yep, I have a job too). Then drove myself and toddler home in rush hour traffic (which took an hour). Toddler puked on himself in the car. Got that cleaned up on the side of 495. Got him in the house. As I'm putting away the food, toddler knocks over the Christmas tree. I realize I should have somehow secured that to the wall like the rest of the furniture. Phone rings, dad lets me know his latest scans show cancer is not subsiding with treatment so they are scheduling a surgery. He tells me the date - and get this - same date as my stepdad's surgery for the SAME KIND OF CANCER.

By the time I got to tucking the toddler into bed I realized I hadn't eaten a real meal, hadn't taken my meds or had a moment to myself AND missed a deadline at work. [/quote]

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