Torn between childcare, caring for grandchildren and also looking after elderly parents brings all kinds of sibling tensions to the surface, so rather than opting for couples therapy, it could be time to get some sibling therapy
aring for other people is a horrible, painful privilege. Yes it gives meaning to life, yes it perhaps is what we exist on earth to do, etc, but also, it can be messy, upsetting and dull, often all at the same time, and often at night. There is nobody who knows this better, nobody who knows it with their every cell, their every tooth, than a middle-aged woman who is responsible for the care, not just of their young children, but also their old parents.
People get tangled in grief and fury when they feel a sibling isn’t taking their share of responsibilityAtlantic Despite the recent increase in people choosing to cut off contact with family members, “a counter-impulse is brewing”, says, a therapist who works with siblings, a realisation that some problems must be faced head on. Hence her work with clients of that “club sandwich” generation, who arrive to try to repair their relationships before it’s too late. The therapists start by unpicking the narratives each sibling has about their childhoods.
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