Did you order your niece’s birthday present? Has the dog been de-wormed? Is it non-uniform day tomorrow or next Friday? Wait, has anyone RSVP’d for Saturday?
Meanwhile, the washing machine’s doing its passive aggressive beep, the dentist needs booking, and you know someone’s going to ask what’s for dinner in 3, 2… 1.
Welcome to the mental load. Or, as Cat Sims (aka @notsosmugnow), author of The Mental Load Diaries, describes it, ‘That invisible, exhausting, never-ending to-do list running in a woman’s head, all the time.’
These days, nearly 60% of families have two working parents, and yet women are still carrying 70% of the mental load.
‘It’s the silent pandemic affecting women, especially those juggling motherhood, work and relationships,’ says Cat.
‘Women are still carrying 70% of the mental…
