"My biggest ick about myself: I feel like I have to relieve my husband from watching the baby. I'll be like, 'Hey, sorry, do you have just a minute? I just want to quickly take a shower.'"
"Even when she has verbal 'permission' from her partner, the mom guilt still shines through. I'm like, 'NO... I can skip! It's fine!' Why am I like this?"
"We're taught from the time that we're born that mothers are the caretakers and that men are the breadwinners. So, when you need a break, we feel like we need to ask our 'boss.'"
"Early on in a kid's life, parents unconsciously decide who the default parent is. The default parent is usually the mom, responsible for conscious childcare decisions."
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