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  1. CW: cw emotional labor/mother's day

    Hi! CW because complicated holiday for some - a courtesy reminder that Mother's Day is SUNDAY, 10 May. The USPS is kinda slow these days, if you're mailing something, get sending today... And if this is a hard day for you due to loss or absence or whatever reason, I send hugs.
    #EmotionalLabor #MothersDay

  2. What's a patriarch's favorite paradox?
    Women are too emotional to lead, but also responsible for managing everyone's emotions

    #Feminism #Patriarchy #EverydaySexism #EmotionalLabor

  3. If any of you #men following me missed my mutuals' post - expressing gratitude for men who stepped up & helped take on some of the emotional labour than women have shouldered - please read it, first:

    disabled.social/@vlrny/1163251

    Then - make your own decision on whether to be a silent enabler of misogyny or a comrade to women who have to deal with misogynist wankerbutternoodles here.
    You also can choose to support anti-ableism by speaking out against it, in public (like many women already have!) or keep on silently enabling it by choosing to be friendly to ableists who are also misogynistic.

    Many women & disabled folks are watching. We notice who steps up & who does not. You can do better than stay silent about misogynists - as men - that call has to come, loudly, from within the mens' arena. You can do better than silently enable ableism - that call has to come from non-disabled folks.

    Stop being OK with letting women & disabled folks take more hits - because you lack courage to take some of the emotional labour off our overburdened backs.

    *You're supposed to feel some discomfort reading this - if you've failed to use your privileges as men to do better than be silent enablers of your fellow men.*

    #AllMen #PeopleWithDisabilities #StopMisogyny
    #StopAbleism #BraveUp #GrowSomeCourage #EmotionalLabor #Intersectionality #DoBetterMen #Patriarchy #Enablers

  4. If any of you #men following me missed my mutuals' post - expressing gratitude for men who stepped up & helped take on some of the emotional labour than women have shouldered - please read it, first:

    disabled.social/@vlrny/1163251

    Then - make your own decision on whether to be a silent enabler of misogyny or a comrade to women who have to deal with misogynist wankerbutternoodles here.
    You also can choose to support anti-ableism by speaking out against it, in public (like many women already have!) or keep on silently enabling it by choosing to be friendly to ableists who are also misogynistic.

    Many women & disabled folks are watching. We notice who steps up & who does not. You can do better than stay silent about misogynists - as men - that call has to come, loudly, from within the mens' arena. You can do better than silently enable ableism - that call has to come from non-disabled folks.

    Stop being OK with letting women & disabled folks take more hits - because you lack courage to take some of the emotional labour off our overburdened backs.

    *You're supposed to feel some discomfort reading this - if you've failed to use your privileges as men to do better than be silent enablers of your fellow men.*

    #AllMen #PeopleWithDisabilities #StopMisogyny
    #StopAbleism #BraveUp #GrowSomeCourage #EmotionalLabor #Intersectionality #DoBetterMen #Patriarchy #Enablers

  5. If any of you #men following me missed my mutuals' post - expressing gratitude for men who stepped up & helped take on some of the emotional labour than women have shouldered - please read it, first:

    disabled.social/@vlrny/1163251

    Then - make your own decision on whether to be a silent enabler of misogyny or a comrade to women who have to deal with misogynist wankerbutternoodles here.
    You also can choose to support anti-ableism by speaking out against it, in public (like many women already have!) or keep on silently enabling it by choosing to be friendly to ableists who are also misogynistic.

    Many women & disabled folks are watching. We notice who steps up & who does not. You can do better than stay silent about misogynists - as men - that call has to come, loudly, from within the mens' arena. You can do better than silently enable ableism - that call has to come from non-disabled folks.

    Stop being OK with letting women & disabled folks take more hits - because you lack courage to take some of the emotional labour off our overburdened backs.

    *You're supposed to feel some discomfort reading this - if you've failed to use your privileges as men to do better than be silent enablers of your fellow men.*

    #AllMen #PeopleWithDisabilities #StopMisogyny
    #StopAbleism #BraveUp #GrowSomeCourage #EmotionalLabor #Intersectionality #DoBetterMen #Patriarchy #Enablers

  6. If any of you #men following me missed my mutuals' post - expressing gratitude for men who stepped up & helped take on some of the emotional labour than women have shouldered - please read it, first:

    disabled.social/@vlrny/1163251

    Then - make your own decision on whether to be a silent enabler of misogyny or a comrade to women who have to deal with misogynist wankerbutternoodles here.
    You also can choose to support anti-ableism by speaking out against it, in public (like many women already have!) or keep on silently enabling it by choosing to be friendly to ableists who are also misogynistic.

    Many women & disabled folks are watching. We notice who steps up & who does not. You can do better than stay silent about misogynists - as men - that call has to come, loudly, from within the mens' arena. You can do better than silently enable ableism - that call has to come from non-disabled folks.

    Stop being OK with letting women & disabled folks take more hits - because you lack courage to take some of the emotional labour off our overburdened backs.

    *You're supposed to feel some discomfort reading this - if you've failed to use your privileges as men to do better than be silent enablers of your fellow men.*

    #AllMen #PeopleWithDisabilities #StopMisogyny
    #StopAbleism #BraveUp #GrowSomeCourage #EmotionalLabor #Intersectionality #DoBetterMen #Patriarchy #Enablers

  7. If any of you #men following me missed my mutuals' post - expressing gratitude for men who stepped up & helped take on some of the emotional labour than women have shouldered - please read it, first:

    disabled.social/@vlrny/1163251

    Then - make your own decision on whether to be a silent enabler of misogyny or a comrade to women who have to deal with misogynist wankerbutternoodles here.
    You also can choose to support anti-ableism by speaking out against it, in public (like many women already have!) or keep on silently enabling it by choosing to be friendly to ableists who are also misogynistic.

    Many women & disabled folks are watching. We notice who steps up & who does not. You can do better than stay silent about misogynists - as men - that call has to come, loudly, from within the mens' arena. You can do better than silently enable ableism - that call has to come from non-disabled folks.

    Stop being OK with letting women & disabled folks take more hits - because you lack courage to take some of the emotional labour off our overburdened backs.

    *You're supposed to feel some discomfort reading this - if you've failed to use your privileges as men to do better than be silent enablers of your fellow men.*

    #AllMen #PeopleWithDisabilities #StopMisogyny
    #StopAbleism #BraveUp #GrowSomeCourage #EmotionalLabor #Intersectionality #DoBetterMen #Patriarchy #Enablers

  8. We call it strength.

    But it doesn’t land the same on everyone.

    Some people are allowed to break.
    Others are expected to carry on.

    This piece follows that difference, and what it reveals about care, power, and who gets to be human in public.

    associationredefine.substack.c

    #CivicIntelligence
    #CarePolitics
    #SocialJustice
    #Inequality
    #EmotionalLabor
    #Resilience
    #SystemsThinking
    #Democracy

  9. We call it strength.

    But it doesn’t land the same on everyone.

    Some people are allowed to break.
    Others are expected to carry on.

    This piece follows that difference, and what it reveals about care, power, and who gets to be human in public.

    associationredefine.substack.c

    #CivicIntelligence
    #CarePolitics
    #SocialJustice
    #Inequality
    #EmotionalLabor
    #Resilience
    #SystemsThinking
    #Democracy

  10. We call it strength.

    But it doesn’t land the same on everyone.

    Some people are allowed to break.
    Others are expected to carry on.

    This piece follows that difference, and what it reveals about care, power, and who gets to be human in public.

    associationredefine.substack.c

    #CivicIntelligence
    #CarePolitics
    #SocialJustice
    #Inequality
    #EmotionalLabor
    #Resilience
    #SystemsThinking
    #Democracy

  11. We call it strength.

    But it doesn’t land the same on everyone.

    Some people are allowed to break.
    Others are expected to carry on.

    This piece follows that difference, and what it reveals about care, power, and who gets to be human in public.

    associationredefine.substack.c

    #CivicIntelligence
    #CarePolitics
    #SocialJustice
    #Inequality
    #EmotionalLabor
    #Resilience
    #SystemsThinking
    #Democracy

  12. We call it strength.

    But it doesn’t land the same on everyone.

    Some people are allowed to break.
    Others are expected to carry on.

    This piece follows that difference, and what it reveals about care, power, and who gets to be human in public.

    associationredefine.substack.c

    #CivicIntelligence
    #CarePolitics
    #SocialJustice
    #Inequality
    #EmotionalLabor
    #Resilience
    #SystemsThinking
    #Democracy

  13. This is worth a read: AI filling the function of "wife". It goes in several interesting directions that I can't comment on because I haven't used and compared the various LLMs. Thought-provoking.

    abiawomosu.substack.com/p/they

    #AI #LLMs #AgenticAI #EmotionalLabor #Stepford

  14. Dating can be tiring for anyone. For disabled daters, it often means repeating the same explanations, managing others’ discomfort, and pushing through fatigue just to stay present. This piece reflects on dating burnout, the need for rest, and why slowing down is not failure—but care.
    #Disability #DatingFatigue #EmotionalLabor
    includate.com/dating-fatigue-w

  15. Always explaining yourself can be exhausting—especially in disabled dating, where curiosity often comes before connection. This piece reflects on emotional labor, boundaries, and the quiet strength of choosing not to justify your existence just to be seen.#Disability #DatingWithDisabilities #EmotionalLabor
    includate.com/im-tired-of-expl

  16. Some neurotypical person may have to explain to me why the socially acceptable thing to do when someone calls you pretentious is to checks notes say thank you and lick their boot.

    I'm autistic, so as we all know, I struggle to understand "common sense" things like that and am eager to learn so that I can be included in this delusionally toxic society of ours.

    Some of that was likely sarcasm.

    Things to keep in mind:

    • If you're a woman, and someone calls you manipulative, they're afraid of the only power they've allowed you to keep.
    • If you're an autist, and someone calls you pretentious, they are forcing you to do emotional labor to protect them, your attacker, from their own insecurity.

    Never accept as feedback what is intended as abuse.

    #SocialEngineering #BoundarySetting #EmotionalLabor #Sociology #Ontology #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutisticJoy #DoubleEmpathyProblem #Masking #IntersectionalFeminism #PowerDynamics #Assertiveness #InternalizedMisogyny

  17. Some neurotypical person may have to explain to me why the socially acceptable thing to do when someone calls you pretentious is to checks notes say thank you and lick their boot.

    I'm autistic, so as we all know, I struggle to understand "common sense" things like that and am eager to learn so that I can be included in this delusionally toxic society of ours.

    Some of that was likely sarcasm.

    Things to keep in mind:

    • If you're a woman, and someone calls you manipulative, they're afraid of the only power they've allowed you to keep.
    • If you're an autist, and someone calls you pretentious, they are forcing you to do emotional labor to protect them, your attacker, from their own insecurity.

    Never accept as feedback what is intended as abuse.

    #SocialEngineering #BoundarySetting #EmotionalLabor #Sociology #Ontology #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutisticJoy #DoubleEmpathyProblem #Masking #IntersectionalFeminism #PowerDynamics #Assertiveness #InternalizedMisogyny

  18. Some neurotypical person may have to explain to me why the socially acceptable thing to do when someone calls you pretentious is to checks notes say thank you and lick their boot.

    I'm autistic, so as we all know, I struggle to understand "common sense" things like that and am eager to learn so that I can be included in this delusionally toxic society of ours.

    Some of that was likely sarcasm.

    Things to keep in mind:

    • If you're a woman, and someone calls you manipulative, they're afraid of the only power they've allowed you to keep.
    • If you're an autist, and someone calls you pretentious, they are forcing you to do emotional labor to protect them, your attacker, from their own insecurity.

    Never accept as feedback what is intended as abuse.

    #SocialEngineering #BoundarySetting #EmotionalLabor #Sociology #Ontology #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutisticJoy #DoubleEmpathyProblem #Masking #IntersectionalFeminism #PowerDynamics #Assertiveness #InternalizedMisogyny

  19. Some neurotypical person may have to explain to me why the socially acceptable thing to do when someone calls you pretentious is to checks notes say thank you and lick their boot.

    I'm autistic, so as we all know, I struggle to understand "common sense" things like that and am eager to learn so that I can be included in this delusionally toxic society of ours.

    Some of that was likely sarcasm.

    Things to keep in mind:

    • If you're a woman, and someone calls you manipulative, they're afraid of the only power they've allowed you to keep.
    • If you're an autist, and someone calls you pretentious, they are forcing you to do emotional labor to protect them, your attacker, from their own insecurity.

    Never accept as feedback what is intended as abuse.

    #SocialEngineering #BoundarySetting #EmotionalLabor #Sociology #Ontology #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutisticJoy #DoubleEmpathyProblem #Masking #IntersectionalFeminism #PowerDynamics #Assertiveness #InternalizedMisogyny

  20. Some neurotypical person may have to explain to me why the socially acceptable thing to do when someone calls you pretentious is to checks notes say thank you and lick their boot.

    I'm autistic, so as we all know, I struggle to understand "common sense" things like that and am eager to learn so that I can be included in this delusionally toxic society of ours.

    Some of that was likely sarcasm.

    Things to keep in mind:

    • If you're a woman, and someone calls you manipulative, they're afraid of the only power they've allowed you to keep.
    • If you're an autist, and someone calls you pretentious, they are forcing you to do emotional labor to protect them, your attacker, from their own insecurity.

    Never accept as feedback what is intended as abuse.

    #SocialEngineering #BoundarySetting #EmotionalLabor #Sociology #Ontology #ActuallyAutistic #Neurodiversity #AutisticJoy #DoubleEmpathyProblem #Masking #IntersectionalFeminism #PowerDynamics #Assertiveness #InternalizedMisogyny

  21. Distressed friend demands help: Even support systems need clear boundaries. Demanding emotional labour without consent violates the Principle of Reciprocity and drains energy. We move from Corrupted Code (Force) to Clean Code (Power).

    Scenario: A friend is in crisis and demands immediate emotional support late at night, despite repeated hints the recipient is busy. The friend replies:

    ❌ Corrupted Code (Force):
    "I need to talk right now, I'm having a crisis. Just drop what you're doing, I can't handle this alone." (Demands immediate, non-consensual labor, ignoring the recipient's boundaries.)

    ✅ Clean Code (Power):
    "I'm having a crisis and need support. Are you in a good space to talk for a few minutes now? If not, please let me know when might work for you tomorrow." (Asks for consent; respects the recipient's agency and energy.)

    The difference? The second message respects the recipient’s energy system. What boundary can you clearly state today?

    #SystemsLeadership #EmotionalLabor #Reciprocity #CleanCode

  22. "She’d been dating Max for a few months when it struck her — mid-conversation with a friend — that she had no idea what he felt about her or their future.
    "So she stopped asking."

    As Pepper puts it, it’s “fine to give boys and men some homework.” This homework begins with fostering self-awareness, emotional literacy and responsibility for your actions.

    By Alice Lassman: buzzfeed.com/alicelassman/mank

    #single #incel #relationship #relationships #emotionalLabor #emotionalLabour #emotions #masculinity

  23. Dear People who hold the most power in a household.

    You can't expect the other people in your household to simultaneously:

    a) give precedence to your needs and feelings about things all the time,

    b) be happier when you're around than when you're not there.

    Those two things just don't go together. 🤷‍♀️

    #Household #DomesticWork #Parenting #Bullying #EmotionalLabor #WomensRights #ChildrensRights #UnpaidCarer #NuclearFamily

  24. Dear People who hold the most power in a household.

    You can't expect the other people in your household to simultaneously:

    a) give precedence to your needs and feelings about things all the time,

    b) be happier when you're around than when you're not there.

    Those two things just don't go together. 🤷‍♀️

    #Household #DomesticWork #Parenting #Bullying #EmotionalLabor #WomensRights #ChildrensRights #UnpaidCarer #NuclearFamily

  25. Dear People who hold the most power in a household.

    You can't expect the other people in your household to simultaneously:

    a) give precedence to your needs and feelings about things all the time,

    b) be happier when you're around than when you're not there.

    Those two things just don't go together. 🤷‍♀️

    #Household #DomesticWork #Parenting #Bullying #EmotionalLabor #WomensRights #ChildrensRights #UnpaidCarer #NuclearFamily

  26. Dear People who hold the most power in a household.

    You can't expect the other people in your household to simultaneously:

    a) give precedence to your needs and feelings about things all the time,

    b) be happier when you're around than when you're not there.

    Those two things just don't go together. 🤷‍♀️

  27. Dear People who hold the most power in a household.

    You can't expect the other people in your household to simultaneously:

    a) give precedence to your needs and feelings about things all the time,

    b) be happier when you're around than when you're not there.

    Those two things just don't go together. 🤷‍♀️

    #Household #DomesticWork #Parenting #Bullying #EmotionalLabor #WomensRights #ChildrensRights #UnpaidCarer #NuclearFamily

  28. This week’s podcast episode is for anyone who’s emotionally burnt to a crisp.
    “Closed for Maintenance: Emotional Labor Isn’t Free”
    We talk people-pleasing, emotional ghosting, and why we’re all done being the group chat glue.
    🎧 Available now apocalypseandavocados.transist
    #Podcast #ApocalypseAndAvocados #EmotionalLabor #Burnout #ApocalypseAndAvocados #QueerVoices #PodcastDrop #PodcastLife #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA

  29. What is work?

    I just read an article on Callaci’s book, ‘Wages for Housework’.

    It is a great article (link at the end of the thread), but…

    At one point she describes how, for a time, her son needed her to sit with him with one hand on his stomach for him to go to sleep. She later wondered, “Was that work?” And decided it felt wrong to call it such.

    #Work #Housework #UnpaidLabor #UnpaidCarers #EmotionalLabor #Economics

  30. CW: re: US pol, some thoughts on why people aren't rising up, thread

    (14/?) What I also needed while doing #leftist #activism during the first #Trump term was #EmotionalLabor. I needed cheerleaders. I needed people who could support me emotionally and provide validation and encouragement. I was surrounded by people who were constantly telling me I wasn't enough--that whatever I was doing, it wasn't radical enough or leftist enough or effective enough. I watched people who had been in the #progressive movement for longer than I'd been alive get driven out and treated like garbage over petty infighting. I needed people who would accept and care for me, exactly as I was, without demanding I be something else. I needed people who I could trust. I needed to not feel so alone.

    If you know an #activist on the #left right now, offer to listen, deeply listen, to what they're going through. Be a space of affirmation for them. It might also help

    #USPol #USPolitics #MovementBuilding #CommunityCare

  31. #Pflege ist #EmotionalLabor und darum #mdrza #mdrnh #TeilnehmerID579293 um runter zu kommen.
    Weil körperliche Anstrengungen nur einen kleinen Teil ausmachen

  32. Funny how other people get 'paid', while those who do no-money jobs like care work, domestic work, and/or parenting get 'given' money 🤔

    E.g. by an ex, or the state.

    Words like this serve to dismantle you and take away your dignity.

    #EmotionalLabor #UnpaidCarers

  33. Funny how other people get 'paid', while those who do no-money jobs like care work, domestic work, and/or parenting get 'given' money 🤔

    E.g. by an ex, or the state.

    Words like this serve to dismantle you and take away your dignity.

    #EmotionalLabor #UnpaidCarers

  34. Links to Pret A Manger issues incl ongoing mislabelling, mouldy food, systemic workplace bullying, £800,000 fine after staff in freezer, wage theft, hiked prices for lower quality, bad press, £700 million debt etc. etc.

    linktr.ee/expret.org <

    #pret #pretamanger #expretDOTorg #foodsafety #foodallergies #foodallergy #emotionallabour #emotionallabor

  35. Why I'm asking #WhitePeople to understand how #BIPOC have to deal with relentless requests for more #EmotionalLabor on almost a daily basis in almost every area of our lives.

    We're really exhausted from this. We need more white folks who will take ongoing heavy burdens off our backs. Start having those difficult #conversations with your fellow white folks & understand genuine #AntiRacism work requires #courage to talk to & #educate the white folks in your circles.

    r2hub.org/library/emotional-la