Caring for a difficult parent will strengthen us too.

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Caring for aging parents can take so much out of us.

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And ultimately, it reflects our priorities as a society -- our belief that no matter what each of us does for a living, caring for our loved ones and raising the next generation is the single most important job that we have.

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Caring for our children is one thing, but making them dependent on us well into adulthood is another.

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