"When I was young and kid-free, the promise of a weekend devoid of work was enough to power me through a long work week. But now, my husband and I both work full-time during the week, struggling to balance the daily grind of parenting and corporate life, only to limp through the weekend when we swap corporate work for chores."
"Every weekend, we're faced with all the household chores that we simply didn't have time for during the week. Needing to do mountains of laundry, yardwork, grocery shopping, and various cleaning and home maintenance projects wait for us, alongside squeezing in kid extracurriculars and some hope of a social life. There's not much time, if any, for a true break and chance to reset, leaving me constantly drained and exhausted."
Dual-working parents often trade the traditional weekend rest for catching up on household chores, parenting responsibilities, and errands, leaving little time to reset. Weekends frequently become filled with laundry, yardwork, grocery shopping, cleaning, home maintenance, and children's extracurriculars, producing exhaustion and eroded social time. Some parents reach a tipping point and begin outsourcing disliked household tasks. Hiring a family assistant, family manager, or house manager can handle domestic work virtually or in person. Outsourcing household responsibilities can free weekends, reduce burnout, and restore energy for family time and personal rest.
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