by Sarika Kishore | Jul 12, 2026 | Default Leader / Silent Successor
He does everything for a father who has never once said it mattered. This piece is about the weight a difficult parent can leave in the body, why it so often shows up as something physical, and what it takes to set it down. Two blocks from my father’s house, my lower...
by Sarika Kishore | Jun 5, 2026 | Default Leader / Silent Successor
In most families, one sibling does all the caregiving. Not because anyone decided it, but because the role found the person least likely to say no. For the eldest son or daughter who became the default, this post names what that has actually cost, and what changes...
by Sarika Kishore | Apr 22, 2026 | Default Leader / Silent Successor
For the eldest child and default leaders managing aging-parent care — on obligation-based identity, the invisible load, and what leading from choice actually requires Your Competence Became Your Assignment. That’s Not the Same as a Choice. You...
