Mental load dentist, haircuts worm tablets, damp on the ceiling just out of date stewing steak, and the squeaky garden gate a change in teenage behaviour, keep an eye on that school trip to be paid for and verrucas again quick trip to the supermarket between band practice and scouts don’t forget Susan’s birthday […]
A happy Bert day and other matters
Mental load: at last, a name for that thing
You should have asked. It’s the title of a comic strip in the Guardian by French feminist artist Emma. It beautifully describes a thing I’ve been clumsily groping towards for years. When you have all of the stuff for everyone in the house in your head, most of the responsibility for getting things done and, […]