"Isn't it ironic? - Don't you think?" – Alanis Morrisette, 1996

Irony is helping our kids learn how to drive while at the same time, trying to get our parents to give up driving.

Irony is trying to help our parents manage life with the internet and at the same time, trying to help our kids manage their lives with the internet.

Irony is helping our parents find a contact on their phone (again) and then having to ask our kids how to use a new app (again).

Three take-ways from this episode:

1. Life is full of irony.
2. Irony is described as something that seems completely contrary to what we might expect.
3. Irony is amusing and poignant. Isn’t that ironic?

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We all have regrets about many things in our lives at any given moment, but should we always say, “I’m sorry?”

We were going to do a podcast apologizing for not having done a podcast since January, but why are we sorry? Whose expectations did we fall short of? Yours? Are you upset with us?

And, if you feel we did fall short somehow, how much of an impact should we allow that to have on ourselves? What benefit could constantly feeling apologetic possibly have to help us do better?

The change needs to start here. We regret not having released a podcast in a while, but decided that we are not sorry.

What do you regret in your life that you should perhaps stop feeling sorry for?

Three take-ways from this episode:

1. There are 3 types of sorry. One is, “I am sorry for doing something wrong.” Another is, “I have sorrow for you about something that you are experiencing.” And then there’s, “I apologize for not being or doing enough.” The last one is where we collectively need to put our attention.
2. It is common knowledge that today, most of us feel like we are not enough but how does apologizing for ourselves ever make anything better?
3. Feeling apologetic is not the same as having regret.

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Are we all just hurdling ourselves through each day, again and again? When will things slow down and get a little easier? “Stop and smell the roses,” they say but, as sandwiched caregivers, we are moving so fast we don’t even notice any roses.

Being busy is almost a status symbol nowadays. We tend to measure our value based on how productive we can be. We are feeling like we can never relax because there is always more to do. We tell ourselves that things will be easier ‘next week’ because it is too hard to acknowledge that we could feel this way indefinitely.

As middle-aged, sandwiched caregivers, we conscientiously work to change this cycle of productivity in our own lives. We have been doing this with intention for several years now. It is hard and it takes a lot of work. For us though, trying to get everything on our list done is harder.

1. The quality of everything suffers when we multitask, and this is a self-perpetuating cycle.
2. Reimagine how you use your calendar and block off time. We block off time for everything, even meals, so we don’t just squeeze in eating while we are doing something else.
3. We can accept disappointing someone because we feel in control of priorities.

Referenced links: Dr. Becky Kennedy, a clinical psychologist, mom of three, and founder of Good Inside A.K.A. the Millennial Parenting Whisperer. https://www.goodinside.com

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