THERAPISTS AND MEDIATORS
The hidden workload — a second job nobody agreed to.
The dog arrives, and within a month one adult is doing most of it. Nobody decided that. It accumulated, because they were the one who noticed.
In one survey, sole caretakers reported distress at 73% against 63% for those sharing the work. That gap isn't about love. It's about who's holding it.
Inside
- what this person is entitled to say
- the hidden workload, named
- the honest limit — when it isn't a dog problem
- control first, think second
- off-limits spaces as real rules
- how far the response climbs
Enter your email and the pack opens here, and occasionally I’ll send something else worth reading. One or two emails a month, never more. Unsubscribe in one click. Privacy notice
I wrote this for my family. Then I shared it with the people I thought might get something from it. Use it, ignore it, or write back and tell me how to make it better. Up to you.