The Exhausting Balancing Act of Motherhood and Caregiving

Women of color in the sandwich generation share their stories of straddling two worlds at the same time

L'Oreal Thompson Payton
ZORA
Published in
10 min readApr 3, 2020

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An illustration of a black woman on the phone with her elderly father, while her young daughter is in the background.
Illustrations: Carmen Deñó

WWhat started as a typical family vacation for Priya Linson quickly took an unexpected turn. Just days after arriving at Grand Cayman for her parents’ 60th birthday celebration, the family was…

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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
ZORA
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L’Oreal is a freelance writer and editor who’s dedicated to uplifting and inspiring Black women and girls through storytelling. Learn more at LTintheCity.com.