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How Moms’ Mental Load Became Digital Overload
Miles from inbox zero.
Photographer: Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance/Getty ImagesThey say that women have more words than men. Let me just say, modern motherhood is challenging even the most verbose of us.
I recently had lunch with two fellow millennial mothers; one a corporate executive, the other a stay-at-home mom. Before the food arrived, the executive picked up her phone. “I’ve gotten 36 messages since we’ve been sitting here!” she exclaimed. No, not from work. From friends planning a girls’ weekend.