Raising little ones while caring for aging parents isn’t just overwhelming—it’s invisible, emotional, and very real. Here is my experience with sandwich generation stress. What Is the Sandwich Generation? The term “sandwich generation” refers to people—often in their 30s to 50s—who are caring for both their children and their aging parents at the same time. With women giving birth later in life than ever before, more of us are finding ourselves in this squeezed middle space. In fact, the average age of first-time moms in the U.S. has steadily increased to 30 in major cities, and many women (like me) are becoming moms well into their late 30s and 40s. At the same time, 1 in 5 adults in the U.S. is providing unpaid care to an adult with health or aging-related needs. 61% of them are still working. If that sounds like your life, it’s not a coincidence. It’s…