My mother referred to going on vacation to see her family as a ‘Change of Work.’

She recognized that there’s always work to be done and always there will be people that work falls to and others it doesn’t.

I appear to be one of those people who carries this load despite efforts in my younger life to avoid such tasks…

How I was made to feel guilt for my laziness with repeated lectures by the workers, and I find myself now saying similar things to my kid.

“Can you not do something to help?”

Which leaves me wondering if maybe I should try to break this cycle of griping and grief and just shut the fuck up and do what needs to be done? ?