I Refused to Be My Mom’s Free Nurse — But She Flipped…
Raising kids while caring for aging parents is pushing many families to the edge. Between school drop-offs, work demands, and medical emergencies, the stress of handling everything—often without compensation or assistance—is causing more people to speak out.
As burnout increases, so do tough conversations about the true meaning of family support. One reader, Nancy, wrote to share why she refused to care for her mother without being paid.
My name is Nancy, and I’m a 35-year-old single mother raising three children—ages 7, 3, and 6 months.