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Essay / Article Review Confessions of a Juggler by Tina Fey
“Confessions of a Juggler” is an article written by Tina Fey, an American actress, comedian, producer, writer, and mother of one. Fey graduated from the University of Virginia in 1992 with a Bachelor of Arts in drama. She is well known for her impressions of Sarah Palin on the popular television show Saturday Night Live. In Fey's article, she states that "the subject of working mothers is tap dancing in a minefield", implying that this will not end well because it is a very delicate subject . “Oh, brother!” is an article written by Hara Estroff, author, journalist and editor. Although Estroff does not have a degree in psychology, she has been editor-in-chief of Psychology Today for 15 years, where she regularly publishes an advice column. In Estroff's article, she implies that "her brothers and sisters are in her struggle, she worries that her only child at this time will not be able to handle the pressure of having to take care of her and her husband when they are old. She says: “It's too much pressure on my only child to expect her to take on all these tasks alone. » This struggle concerns her throughout the article. Estroff states that "the moment of truth for adult sibling relationships is the aging of parents and decisions about parental care at the end of life." Both authors believe that the most difficult times siblings will have to deal with life's problems is when their parents get to a place where they can no longer take care of themselves. During this time, it's the moment of truth for siblings, whether they can handle the pressure together and work together to make difficult choices, or whether it might cause them to fall apart. These situations force siblings to either manage their differences for the sake of the parent, or their differences are so monumental that the parent's burden falls on one of them or the parent is left to fend for themselves, resulting in could end up with the parent. in a nurse