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by jumpinalake 2581 days ago
Something about this article felt disjointed. I read back over the jarring part to see if I had somehow skipped over a section or read it in the wrong order.
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I felt something amiss as well, and then I realized what it was, it was built to force compliance in a family dynamic
One of the reasons for this feeling is that the author only sees herself. For example,

> Because the really intractable problems — like the social expectations placed on mothers, the gendered division of labor in homes, the invisibility of all sorts of care work — are not going to magically disappear.

All three problems she mentions are on her "side." As the reader you are left wondering…

But still a worth read, her overall point is IMHO solid.