Why I Call My Emotional Labor a Superpower

We balance everyone’s needs all the time. Let’s insist upon being seen as the powerful people we are.

Darcy Reeder
Nov 6 · 6 min read

It started when my daughter called her dad a superhero, “because he can erase colored pencils better than either of us.”

Darcy Reeder

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Empathy for the win! Published in Gen, Human Parts, Heated, Tenderly —Essays on Feminism, Sexuality, Veganism, Parenting. She/Her/They darcyreeder.substack.com

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