For Paige Connell, wife and mother of four, it wasn’t just an unemptied dishwasher that pushed her to consider divorce — it was the relentless mental load and invisible labor that working moms bear every single day.
“I didn’t really trust him anymore,” Connell, 35, shared with USA TODAY. “I didn’t feel respected. I felt resentful.”
Like so many women juggling careers and family life, Connell found herself repeatedly asking her husband to share household chores. He would help for a time — then stop, leaving her feeling isolated and overwhelmed. The weight of managing not just tasks but the constant mental burden of running a household took a serious toll on her marriage and well-being.
Her story struck a chord with thousands after she went viral on TikTok in March, sparking a nationwide conversation about the “mental load” — the emotional and cognitive labor that often goes unnoticed but is critical to keeping families functioning.
If you’re a working parent, you’re not alone. Here’s why this invisible burden matters — and what can be done t
o fix it
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