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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Who TF are you quoting? The original post asked about an "equitable/reasonable" division of labor, which is much different.

And expecting one parent take charge of the family life is known as "invisible labor" and is what has been done to women for years. [/quote]

The invisible labor you take on when having a family is something you agree on as you get married and decide to have kids, which you don't agree to do on your own. You don't agree to caretake your spouse's parent because they didn't plan ahead and need to go to a beauty parlor. It's not exactly a surprise that we're mortal and die, so one needs to plan ahead, not do nothing and then act surprised that they need help. Your expectations are absurd. If your parent/grandma needs help to eat, you need hired help and needed it a while ago. Nobody is going to give up their kids extracurriculars to take grandma to a beauty parlor, whether you like it or not. What is worse than not planning ahead by your elderly parent are your and your siblings' expectations that everybody should stop living now. You're not a peacemaker. You're stirring the pot and are mad that not everybody is willing to get steamrolled over. I personally have tweens and haven't been to a beauty parlor for years and consider it irrelevant, I'd literally laugh at your demands. [/quote]

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