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Emotional labour and Jamie's Mum's silent struggles in “Adolescence”

Did you catch "Adolescence" on Netflix? Beyond the raw portrayal of teenage angst and burgeoning sexuality, there's a quieter, more insidious narrative playing out: the constant, almost imperceptible emotional graft carried by Jamie's mum. Remember how she was perpetually trying to smooth over the rough edges of Jamie's dad's moods? That, my friends, is a masterclass in emotional regulation, and it's a burden that disproportionately falls on women, not just in marriage, but in countless other relational contexts.

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