Posts by Marla Brotherton

I have often called myself a member of the “sandwich generation.”  But after a little research, I discovered that I am actually a member of the “club sandwich generation.” The term refers to the midlife generation being wedged between the needs of different family members: parents, children, and grandchildren. My mother is living, and I am a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. I’ll go a step further and add extra meat and extra mayo, lots of extra mayo! I am a forever caregiver for my 39-year-old son with autism.…