Check out this link to see the videos submitted to WGBH. As you might expect, opinions are all over the place on all of them. I found that I had the most to say about the one called “Dammit, Dad,” probably because it points out the particular challenges guys face in becoming caregivers. The Sandwich Generation father in the video is a total jerk, but he’s probably trying to handle his situation in the same way he’s gotten through most other things in his life — by somehow bulling through.
In caregiving, the bulling through method doesn’t work, squanders whatever goodwill the would-be caregiver has to start with, and still manages to leave that would-be caregiver exhausted and isolated.
The acting and production values of the video may be a little rough, but the characters ring true.
I find myself predicting that one of the real challenges of the next few decades will be finding a way for Boomer men to get through their heads that the tough guy routine doesn’t work for caregiving.
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[…] Check out this link to see the videos submitted to WGBH. As you might expect, opinions are all over the place on all of them. I found that I had the most to say about the one called “Dammit, Dad,” probably because it points out the … […]