Sandwich Generation Challenges

The sandwich generation is such a period on almost every human being that makes him a very busy and burdened person. The term means that the individual when reaching his 40s, he has not carried the responsibility of his parents those are growing old. It is not such liability but also the responsibility of his generation. So in this way a person become a sandwich and the term sandwich generation is granted to the person of 40s or 50s. It is an age when a person has to focus on both of his responsibilities. The challenges of sad which generation can be made manageable if a person tries to take proper steps. The life of all human being passes through many phases. The first step is of childhood, next is teenage and next is the adulthood. In

A person has to face many challenges. A person has many responsibilities simultaneously. He has to perform his job if he is an employee. On the other hand, he has to take care of his children and his parents. No matter to which gender the individual belongs his responsibilities makes him overburdened. On the other hand, he is, or she makes efforts not to give anyone any chance of complaint. Thus, the life of a person who has become a sandwich generation turns into something very challenging (Neal, January 2007).

About the life of the sandwich generation, the writer Pamela Thomas states her ideas in her book. She says that before experiencing the sandwich generation issue, she only heard about it. She observed may adults in the age of 40s or above, facing the heavy responsibilities of taking care of their children and their parents simultaneously. All these people have to support the family financially. Naturally, the expense of the children and adults are countless. She also observed the sad moments of the people who lost their parents in early age or their adulthood. Some kids are brought up by a single

On the other hand, the male members are on the job. She is facing the real problems. For example, she has to take care of the food timetable of both the responsibilities (children and the grandparents of her children). She has to follow a restless schedule to let everyone satisfied. The other responsibilities include the dressing, washing, bathing, mending, cooking, cleaning, eating, feeding, etc. all these responsibilities also include the proper growing up of the children. With all these deities she has to keep an eye on her kids so that they happen no complain.

In the whole list of duties, a person could not manage time for himself. In this way, the starts neglecting his problems the biggest challenge for oneself is the problem of stress that becomes a constant part of life. A person stated worry all the time about his duties, e.g.; I have to provide food on time, etc. If the time is not managed accurately or there happen any delay then the feeling of guilt cause trouble. Thus the challenges are countless (Laurie, 2010).