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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't have advice, but  maybe I define mental load differently. I think by asking him to do XYZ  I am already doing the mental work of thinking about the things that need to get done. Example, last week we went on a trip. I SAH  so [b]usually I pack for DH[/b],  baby, and me.  It takes a lot of planning and thinking.  Leading up to our trip I was very busy, so I asked him to take over packing, I had already done about 60% of it.  It wasn't as much help as I wanted because I had to tell him exactly all the things we still needed to pack  (I had told him what was packed too  (sometimes more than once) and also where to find them...

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You are not a wife. You are his mommy. This is the problem.

Why are things like packing and grocery shopping so hard for you people? Serious question!

If I'm going away for 10 days I pack for 5 and wash my clothes in the middle of the trip to reduce bags. Just make sure the laundry is clean before you pack. Should not take more than 15min per traveler. What the hell?

The only trip I took that was "hard" to pack for was Jordan because I had to be a bit more conservative during a very hot time of year. Took some (gasp, my head hurts!) Shopping for some new things to bring.[/quote]

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