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Father of 3 shares what he learned about his wife’s ‘mental load’ after she left for 8 days

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Father of 3 shares what he learned about his wife’s mental load’ after she left for 8 days .

"I had no idea it felt like this," Cedric Thompson , Jr. shared a video explaining that he didn't really understand the mental load his wife was carrying until she went to visit family in the Philippines .

"When someone helps lighten that load, even just a little, it means everything" Parenting is a marathon, not a sprint, so getting familiar with a specific list of "mental load" items that non-default parents might not think about can be helpful.

Planning teacher gifts for the holidays and the end of school.

Read the latest parenting books, listen to parenting podcasts and follow parenting accounts on social media.

Research and schedule holiday outings as a family.

Buy valentines cards for your kids class at the end of Jan. Talk to your kids about safety and abuse prevention 2 -6 times a year in addition to “as needed”.

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