Sandwiches

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Now I get it. "The sandwich generation." I'm not quite there yet (heck, I'm not even 30 yet) but this COVID-19 thing has revealed a lot about what my parents can and can't do.

Can Do:
  • Garden easily and efficiently (seriously, Nainai has a little tin foil tent thing in her house where she's growing seedlings. It's amazing)
  • Weather this storm financially (good job Yeye)
  • Entertain themselves with no social lives
Can't Do (at least not safely):
  • Go grocery shopping in-person (arguably too much risk for a couple of 60 year olds)
  • Automate online deliveries
It's humbling and perhaps a taste of what is to come in the next 10-20 years....

Thankful to be alongside them for the wild ride though.

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