Don't suggest that basic needs for our health and hygiene are considered 'self-care.'
we are 24/7. We don’t shower as often as we used to. Our houses are often left in shambles. We often slack on seeing a dentist for years. And most of us haven’t had a haircut, or so much as a relaxing bubble bath in ages. When we do stumble upon these rare occasions, we are praised for setting some precious time aside to “spoil” ourselves with self-care.But please, spare us your ovation. Because in case you haven’t noticed, this isn’t how it should be.to tend to our physical and mental health.
These are the things fathers do, and they don’t get praised for “treating themselves.” I have never, ever, ever heard a shower be referred to as “self-care” for a dad. But when a mom takes a soak in the tub, or sneaks away for a solo trip to the grocery store, the world stops spinning and folks deem it “self-care.”be filled. All the while, failing to realize that these acts onlyour cup to be filled. Our cup is cleaned, the gunk gets scrubbed away, and looks brand new from the outside.
And if these basic, day-to-day tasks of being a human now qualify as self-care for mothers, then the fact of the matter is that so many mothers all around us are hurting. This heavy weight placed upon our shoulders has been weighing us down for a very long time, and it has a name — sexism. It takes two to tango. We know this… and still, it’s socially acceptable, the “norm” even, for mothers to carry the brunt of the load in parenting, even when the mother works outside of the home too. Of course, this isn’t always true for every single family. But when it is, let’s be honest, it never comes as a true surprise.We aren’t shocked to hear that a mother was up all night with the wailing baby, while her husband snoozed away with his useless nipples.
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