Day 12. Write about what wears you out as a woman.
Finances are generally a source of exhaustion-causing stress. I'm not really sure it affects women differently than men, though.
Trying to look presentable at all times can be pretty exhausting. Guys don't really care about that much. Sometimes, I couldn't care less how I look when I'm around the house or running errands. But other times, I feel the need to get dressed up and "look cute" just to go to the grocery store. As a man, my husband would never think of doing that.
Being a housewife can wear one out, but I don't know if it really wears me out that much. I enjoy doing housewife-y kinds of things. I don't LOVE to cook and clean, but I take pride in it when I do. It doesn't exhaust me. If I put pressure on myself to be the perfect housewife, yeah, that wears me out. I have been known to do that, too.
I think if I were a mom, I would have a lot more to say on this topic. I think nurturing and mothering one's kids is probably the most exhausting role of womanhood. Since I am preparing to be a nanny and am currently living with the family for whom I will be a nanny (my brother and sister-in-law), I can see that exhaustion first hand. My sister-in-law bears it well. I think the feeling of complete helplessness when a child, your child, is totally inconsolable, would wear a woman out like nothing else.
As a conclusion, I would say anytime I put pressure on myself to be perfect at something rather than just doing my best, I think that pressure wears me out.
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