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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to discount the Times but what in here impressed or validated you exactly? Isnt this article basically a vanilla and cleaned up version of DCUM threads? [/quote]

I agree. I usually love the times and always read articles about the unfair burden on working mothers, BUT this one was poorly done. I didn't learn anything new, and they missed a huge opportunity to discuss a lot of new angles, like actual health impacts, alcoholism, increased use of mental health medication for example. [/quote]

Agree. It was sloppy reporting that retold an oversimplified story of “women have it harder in the pandemic.” There’s so much more Nuance to it than that.’It didn’t go into the impact on fathers, same sex couples, or other complex families (ie divorced kids splitting time between households during a pandemic). It reinforced the narrative that “dads just don’t do enough” (except that is not what I witness in at lest half the couples I know — many dads are actually pulling their weight, but this doesn’t fit an oversimplified narrative). It provided oversimplified solutions - single kids, just being a casserole to your mom friends and feel bad for them. Or open schools - never mind community spread rates or the fact that many parents may not want their unvaccinated kids back in school
Yet until the virus is under better control. Let’s not talk about how parents are coping in unhealthy ways  - sleep deprivation, drug/alcohol use, secret smoking/vaping, anti anxiety meds. Or discuss the overall pandemic impact on marriages, increased fighting, etc. There were a lot of other angles they could have gone into that just weren’t addressed. [/quote]

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