Over my years of assisting countless families in determining whether relocating a loved one to Mexico for care is an appropriate solution for their situation and needs, I have witnessed recurring patterns in the assignment of the primary caregiver role and the intricate decision-making processes within families.
In the complicated weave of familial relations, the strands of caregiving responsibility frequently wrap around one sibling. This often creates a familiar yet complex pattern where the chosen one is more a product of circumstance than of premeditation. It emerges out of practicality, geographical convenience, and, at times, unspoken expectations. A tacit consensus is reached whereby the sibling who resides closest, or whose professional life appears more accommodating, invariably becomes the cornerstone of caregiving. This pivotal role is statistically more likely to be assumed by a woman, an echo of enduring societal expectations that subtly designate daughters as the default nurturers at the break of caregiving’s dawn.
