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Encore: Emotional Labor

Dear Sugars

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Is There a One Size Fits All Division of Emotional Labor?

"I'm in the thick of motherhood and take care of everyone else's needs all day, every day," writes one woman. "Why are men like this? I've never seen his father lift a finger to do the dishes?" asks another wife who is frustrated by her husband's lack of emotional labor. The author says she feels resentful if an ongoing issue goes on for too long.

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