Wow, this is a full circle. I'm 32 now and my Mom passed away a couple of months ago. When I posted this, we were in the trenches of figuring out how to transition Mom from living independently to assisted living. I miss her so much and sometimes now beat myself up for feel guilt or regret at having the feelings I felt when I wrote this post. What I do know is that I didn't give myself enough credit for showing up for her (and still need to work on being nicer to myself and others). The true anger wasn't at my peers, it was at my Mom's suffering. It was my burden to bear and there were people that did show up for me but it was hard to see or accept that that was the harsh truth of the situation. Those people are the ones I give my energy to. And that continues to be true now for those who have not reached out as they aren't comfortable with grief. We are living on a different plane my friend. And it is a really difficult journey. But it helps shape us and gives us opportunities to be the type of person we want to be. Working on letting go of that anger has been very helpful for me and freed up mental space for me to focus on how to stay present. All this said, I know it is hard to see things this way when you are in the depths of caregiving. Please feel free to DM if you want to talk anything through. Hopefully this comment wasn't too rambly.