The Greatest Threat To The Nuclear Family: Parental Burnout

The Greatest Threat To The Nuclear Family: Parental Burnout

I have just one hour to write. I am going to do it against the clock. I’ve never done this in the two years since I have been writing Recalculating. I’m going to talk about time, about mothers and fathers who are burnt out, and about the nuclear family.It reminds me of fragmented writing, which mothers have always employed: crafting while the baby sleeps, or when the baby is in their arms, or playing alone for ten minutes. It’s something I hadn’…