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I get angry on behalf of other women when I think about how overburdened we are compared to men when it comes to societal expectations. Cook, clean, keep house, be the perfect mother at all times, stay in tip top shape, lose the baby weight lickety split, put out every night, oh and work 50 hours a week in a demanding career. It is bullshit. We *should* expect our husbands to meet us halfway and, more importantly, *hold* them to that expectation. [/quote]

This! PLUS all of the mental gymnastics: keeping track of where everyone is during the day and where they have to go, scheduling and attending play dates because [b]you have to [/b]help your children cultivate friendships, dealing with the school and keeping track of all those details, keeping track of medical and dental appointments, even keeping tracks of seasonal changes to make the [b]necessary adjustment to the children's wardrobes[/b]. Then add in all the default parenting. It's exhausting.[/quote]

You don't HAVE to do this.  Kids can cultivate their own friendships.  The dental office will send you a reminder, or you make the appointment for the next cleaning when you are there six months prior.  Etc Etc.

You are making more work for yourself than is truly required.  You will not be as exhausted if you stop making or taking on everything as a chore. [/quote]

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