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What Captain Sully can Teach Sandwiched Boomers
As sandwiched boomers, the challenges you face and crises you endure may not be as dramatic as Captain Sullenberger’s, who landed a plane in the Hudson River. But there are lessons we all can learn from the passengers and crew who stayed calm and pulled together on that Airbus A320 flight. Sully described it as ‘the worst sickening pit of the stomach falling through the floor feeling.’ Yet his voice had no hint of panic when he told the air traffic controller he didn’t have time to land at the … Continue reading
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As a member of the Sandwich Generation, you may be used to setting aside your own needs so you can deal with the challenges of children growing up and parents growing older. Taking care of grandchildren because your children can’t, for whatever reasons, adds another layer to a sandwich that may already be difficult to digest. Maintain a bond with your child’s partner and extended family, even if, for the time being, you put these relationships on the back burner. By keeping the lines of communication open, your grandchildren will … Continue reading
