Sucker Punched “Mom, of all the jobs to get why would you pick THAT one?” I understand my son’s question. For eight years while raising him and his brother, I also took care of my mother as she fought and eventually succumbed to lung cancer. Years of doctor visits, treatments, and ultimately home hospice care left me exhausted. So when I needed to take on a second job, accepting a position as a caretaker came as quite a surprise to my boys. “I know baby” I told him. “But honestly, it’s work that I’m comfortable with. And if I have to spend extra hours doing something, I would rather do this. At least this time I get to come home, and I can sleep through the night.” “I guess,” he replied, a shadow crossing his face. “I admire you mom, I couldn’t do it again.” I used to worry about my boys living with their grandmother and watching her fade away. But I think, well, I hope, it helps them u...
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