In his candid post, the man shared his experience of taking on the majority of their household responsibilities and how he was starting to think that a lot of the 'mental load' that his spouse talks about could be self-imposed.
“Mental load” is not about the physical tasks but rather the overseeing of those tasks. It’s about being the one in charge of the never-ending list of to-do items constantly running in your head, remembering what needs to get done and when, delegating all the tasks to other family members, and making sure they actually follow through., for example, describes it as the responsibility of “anticipating needs, identifying options for filling them, making decisions, and monitoring progress.
“I think it has become a topic of discussion in recent years in part because men are contributing more to the care of children and the household, and even though women may be physically doing fewer loads of laundry, women are realizing that they continue to hold the responsibility for making sure it gets done—that the detergent doesn’t run out, that all of the dirty clothes make it into the wash, that there are always clean towels available, and that the kids have clean socks,” Ciciolla.
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