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Why Phone Calls With Mom Can Feel Like "Sandpaper": The Hidden Emotional Labor of Adult Daughtering

You finally carve out twenty free minutes in a hectic schedule and decide to call your mother. When she picks up, instead of a warm greeting, she says, "Oh, hey,…