Having these conversations now isn't control; it’s transparency and honesty… and keeping everyone out of the “who has the passwords?” panic zone.

Here's the thing nobody tells you about the sandwich generation: you become the family's unofficial CFO, IT department, and customer service

You’ve been solving everyone’s problems for years (your teen’s anxiety, your mom’s insurance drama, your boss’s time management) and now it clicks

Here’s the thing about starting a business in midlife: you’ve got all this wisdom and absolutely zero clue how to slide into anyone’s DMs professionally.