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The ‘mental load’

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Cachall · 17/10/2025 15:49

Does anyone else cringe when they read this term on here?

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Floggg · 17/10/2025 16:25

Yes, only slightly less cringey than "life admin".

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Cachall · 17/10/2025 16:21

LadyGreyjoy · 17/10/2025 16:21

Yep. It just sounds like an over dramatisation of everyday tasks to me.

This!

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PennywisePoundFoolish · 17/10/2025 16:21

I don't

LadyGreyjoy · 17/10/2025 16:21

Yep. It just sounds like an over dramatisation of everyday tasks to me.

illsendansostotheworld · 17/10/2025 16:21

No because it's a real thing!

Didimum · 17/10/2025 16:19

No. Why does it make you cringe?

ErrolTheDragon · 17/10/2025 15:55

Maybe people who cause it might cringe. Hmm

GreyChicken · 17/10/2025 15:51

No.