Emily Kenway > Quotes

“It doesn't matter whether you have children or not, a spouse or not; if you love anyone, and you're not an a$$hole, the need to care is waiting in the wings. If you are free for now, consider how many flukes and fortunes upon that freedom rests. Freedom is always contingent. Our failure to recognize this is why caregiving hits people's lives like a bus.”
― Emily Kenway, Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It

“When people learned I was caring for my mother was, "I couldn't do that" or some permutation on that theme. The way we live now, and the underlying beliefs we hold, means that nobody wants to countenance that such a cruel and unexpected thing could collide with their lives. Don't misunderstand me; I held those beliefs too.”
― Emily Kenway, Who Cares: The Hidden Crisis of Caregiving, and How We Solve It