caretaking
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But unlike the tradwife with her gaggle of youngsters underfoot, the orangutan mother sustains this intense caretaking by spacing her kids seven or so years apart.
From Slate ● May 10, 2026
What we weren’t privy to were those alleged mood swings she mentioned in her breakup post, part of the silent caretaking women perform alongside other household maintenance.
From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2026
And so he resolves to repay them in the only way he knows: with labor, with devotion, with the silent caretaking that eventually convinces them they’re being aided by a benevolent forest spirit.
From Salon ● Nov. 16, 2025
It reopened in January 2022 with prohibitions on swimming and anchoring in coral areas — and periodic shutdowns for caretaking.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
She mentioned that there was one who had singular skills at caretaking, another who loved newchildren, one with unusual scientific aptitude, and a fourth for whom physical labor was an obvious pleasure.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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