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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mom “jokes” that I’m the matriarch. Even over my younger siblings. I don’t find it particularly funny that she’s managed to outsource all this emotional labor to me.[/quote]

Hmmm, how funny that it was your MOM’S emotional labor to “outsource,” and not your PARENTS. As in your dad probably has a phone and the same house as your mom, and could organize Bob Evans takeout to host people, yes? How interesting also that it was your MOM’S emotional labor to “outsource,” and not your entire sibling group once you realized she wasn’t up for that.

Mom doesn’t have to be Martha Stewart just because she is older and has a vagina. Her interests and the ways she chooses to spend her time lie elsewhere, and that is fine. So funny your dad got none of your derision, nor your other siblings.[/quote]

+1. Not only that, but did your parents create nice holidays for you growing up? If yes, then why do they "owe" you more cleaning, cooking, hosting, shopping, baking, decorating and logistics when you are a grown-ass adult? [/quote]

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