I am on a journey of unlearning – saying no to overwork and extra caregiving expected of me because of my gender
did not plan a New Year’s get-together this year so that my family could all scream “happy new year 2023” even as I droop with exhaustion in the background. After the festivities my feet hurt and I just want to kick off my shoes, get into bed and stay there in my pyjamas., from Holi to New Year’s Eve or Thanksgiving or Hanukkah or Eid, everyone wants to have a good time, surrounded by friends and family. But are women having a good time, too? Not really.
We have stowed away awkward memories of our mothers’ exhaustion and weariness because we do not know what to do with them Later on, when my mother started putting her foot down the loop of hospitality labour didn’t end, it just got passed on to my aunts – my father’s sisters. So, for family get-togethers they would bring the food over, while whispering unkind words about my mother.
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