What this woman narrates about “mental load” is the perfect counterpoint to my toilet paper holders. She should be so happy that there are all these different types of milk and stuff. It’s such a wonderful thing to live in abundance and be able to choose all these great products for your family. She complains that thinking about milk occupies her thoughts too much but what would she be thinking about instead?
There is an incredible number of sources of joy in regular daily life. Doing things for your family, replenishing the supplies of beans or coffee, it’s so great because it means you have a family. You have people who need you. Instead of bitching and moaning and feeling sorry for herself, she could be in paroxysms of happiness. Everybody is alive, healthy, and eager to drink their milk.
These attitudes should not be encouraged. There should be a social taboo against whining about grocery lists. It’s undignified and unnecessary.
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