“I always encourage a frustrated mom to tune into what kind of support she wants from her partner and to communicate it really clearly,” says Sarah Best. “Because ‘I need you to help more’ is definitely a heartfelt plea, but it’s not particularly instructive. For one mom, it might be, ‘I need you to unload the dishwasher so I can get a little more sleep.’ For another, it might be, ‘I need you to sit and listen to me vent when I get home from work about what a terrible mom I feel like because I’m not with my baby during the day…and then I need you to tell me that I’m crazy to feel like a bad
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