CHICAGO, IL- She packs their lunches, kisses their boo boos, and rocks them to sleep each night often with no time her herself- and working a full-time job on top of everything else. So, how does the modern mother find the energy to keep going? According to a recent study published in the American Journal of Soft Science, today's moms are fueled by a remarkably intense resentment of their spouses and children. At the conclusion of the five-month project, researchers discovered that a woman's lingering anger over being expected to perform a never-ending series of thankless tasks every day actually helps give her the energy needed to do those very same tasks.
As one might expect, though, this sort of all-consuming anger takes a great deal of time and energy to maintain. If allowed to go unfed, this sense of righteous indignation can fade over time, leading to depression, health problems and worst of all, lost productivity at home. For this reason, psychologists say that it is vitally important that families disappoint her on a regular basis to give her reason to deride everyone close to her, thus boosting her self-esteem and regaining that all-important loathing that lends her life meaning.
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