You’ve heard of the sandwich generation — women caring for parents and children at the same time.

Well, I don’t think that term does this growing phenomenon justice. I’ve decided that women end up being more like Philly cheesesteaks. They end up oozing out of every end with responsibilities that are as thick as Velvetta, and when they think they’re done with the hot pepper job of raising their kids and simultaneously building their careers, they get piled on by a bunch of fried up onions, aka, their aging parents. (No disrespect to aging parents. We love you all.)

I got this idea when I heard last week that the president of Temple University in Philadelphia was resigning. Why is she leaving? Because she’s part of the Philly Cheesesteak Generation. (more…)