My daughter just got her period and I want to handle this so differently than how my mom did with me, but when I try to talk to my partner about our approach they just defer to me like it's 'woman stuff' and I need them to actually engage with how we're going to support her together.
More people experience this than they realize.
One parent carries the full emotional and educational load of a daughter's transition into womanhood while the other parent retreats into gendered assumptions.
“Where Are You with Women's health through life stages?”
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