#i am genuinely acting care-giver to my chronically ill younger sister while my dad watches basketball on the couch

[natjennie]

anyone else out here a middle child saddled with eldest daughter responsibilities?

#a bumper sticker that says 'middle-child neglect and eldest-child duties' #i want to believe it started when my older sister moved out but. lets be real. it's always been me. #i am genuinely acting care-giver to my chronically ill younger sister while my dad watches basketball on the couch #and my mom doesnt get out of bed. #like. my mom is pretty sick too and works all day and does most of the housekeeping too #so i dont blame her at all. #i mean i guess my dad works all day but. for real king you can't get up off the couch to support your daughter crying and heaving #no that falls to me. yeah yeah I'll get her a drink and make sure she takes her meds. #what's that? yeah I'll rub her back and run a cloth under the sink and bring her something to eat too. #oh? yes fine I wont take a gummy so i wont sleep because she's in a flare up and needs them more than me #to be clear!! I'm not blaming her either like clearly she feels like shit and she feels guilty all the time #i just. some amount of help from anyone else. or at least maybe. idk A DAY I can rest when i feel like shit #but oh- no- she's coughing up bile again. yep I'll come bring a bucket.