Alexandria, VA – Last month, we talked about the mental load that moms carry—the invisible work of managing school forms, dentist appointments, permission slips, birthday gifts, emotional labor, and all the other behind-the-scenes tasks that keep a family humming. (If you missed it, ask any mom in Old Town juggling a Trader Joe’s bag and a preschooler meltdown. She’ll fill you in.)

But with Father’s Day around the corner, let’s turn our focus to the dads. Not the sitcom dads or the “forgot the diaper bag again” stereotype – the real ones. The ones pacing the soccer sidelines at Simpson Field, or holding the wet towels at swim team practice, and somehow always knowing which recycling bin is actually correct this week.

While research has historically focused more on moms, newer studies are

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