From the outside, your life works. You show up where you’re supposed to be. You answer the emails, lead the meetings, get the kids where they need to go. You can point to a list of responsibilities and say, with some confidence, I’m doing what I’m supposed to do. That’s part of what makes this hard to name. There’s no obvious disaster to blame. Nothing …
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