I’m really grateful for my wife’s emotional labour:
Helping my daughter who is struggling with kindergarten drop-offs by walking her into her class this morning and having a hard conversation with the teacher about how our daughter could be better supported.
Organising a meal train for her friend who had a surgery and needed support
Suggesting I take a nap while she made dinner and watched the kids because she saw I was feeling run down
Taking the time to explain to me how a comment I had made had felt judgemental and not supportive to her, leading to a constructive conversation where I didn’t get defensive