In the past year I have read several articles about the “emotional labor” and “mental load” of motherhood. Moms plan/coordinate everyone’s schedules, arrange carpools, schedule doctors appointments, research and schedule contractors/repairmen, plan vacations, arrange teacher conferences, locate missing household items, keep track of homework due dates, plan/coordinate meals, manage clothing needs, and even make
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Teaching my boys about girls as an ambassador for my gender Having two sons and no daughters has changed how I see my role as a mother in some ways. I always thought it would be tough to be a mom of a girl, since I’d be her first role model of what it is