Alternate Endings
N. E. Lasater
N. E. Lasater
A loving woman caught in the sandwich generation must choose between her elderly mother and her young adult son. Each has needs only she can fulfill, but to meet them she must sacrifice herself — again. Whom does she choose? And why doesn't she ever get a turn without being "selfish"? So many of us are squeezed in this way, in a world where women are taught to endlessly serve. Based on Greek mythology, this story about Calyce Tate has a surprise ending that shouldn't surprise, but does.
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