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When Wright created The Sims in 2000, he narrowed his focus to a single suburban family wrestling with the everyday demands of job, family, housework and personal hygiene. On paper it sounds hopelessly soporific, the video-game equivalent of a Warhol movie, but the response from players was seismic. Counting its various add-on packs, The Sims franchise has sold almost 20 million units...
...family member can handle research and paperwork, another the doctor's visits and a third the shopping and driving. Then the social worker can periodically follow up to see how things are progressing and tweak the system when needed. A mediator can help families find outside help for housework, errand running and home-based medical care. The National Eldercare Locator will assist families that are looking for local resources and answer questions regarding elder care. You can call 800-677-1116 Monday through Friday, or visit www.eldercare.gov The National Alliance for Caregiving offers tips and resources for families at www.caregiving.org...
...most part, SAHD homes are the same as other households, except that Dad--not Mom or another caregiver--oversees the home front. There are, however, a few differences. Once they get home, female partners tend to do an equal share of the housework and cooking, unlike male partners in traditional households, who leave most of those tasks to their wives. And dads' management styles can appear testosterone driven. Building inspector Larry Picarello recalls moms in the neighborhood "freaking out" when they came over and found his two boys, Forest, 10, and Luke, 8, climbing ladders and scaffolding on the site...
...perfect aide, but when the older woman felt stronger, "Mom took out all her frustration on the aide. She was mad that she needed help with things." There was no reasoning with her, so the daughter replaced the aide with someone to help her mom shower and do housework for an hour each day. "Mom wouldn't let her do anything. I had to fire...
CINDERELLA SYNDROME It may be good for the soul, but researchers say housework doesn't do much for the heart. University of Bristol scientists studied 2,341 British women ages 60 to 79 and found that heavy housework--vacuuming, washing windows and floors--had no effect on their health or weight. Women who spent 21/2 hours a week doing such chores may have burned extra calories but were neither less obese nor had lower resting heart rates than those who did no cleaning at all. --By Sora Song...