The New York Times Narrated

My Parents Expected to Be Retired. Instead, They Are Raising My Sister’s Kids.

Episode Summary

My mom and dad joined the millions of Americans who parent their children’s children — a beautiful responsibility that comes at a high cost. To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/magazine/grandparents-families-children-kids.html By Frances Dodds Read by Samantha Desz Narration produced by Emma Kehlbeck and Krish Seenivasan Engineered by Joel Thibodeau

Episode Notes

My mom and dad joined the millions of Americans who parent their children’s children — a beautiful responsibility that comes at a high cost.

To read the full story, please visit: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/magazine/grandparents-families-children-kids.html

By Frances Dodds
Read by Samantha Desz
Narration produced by Emma Kehlbeck and Krish Seenivasan
Engineered by Joel Thibodeau