caretaking

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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

A big-sister brand of caretaking was built into Lee from the start.

From Salon • Aug. 19, 2024

For the women who have attended these postpartum retreats, they credit the experience with helping them heal and relax postpartum, as well as teaching them very necessary infant caretaking skills.

From Slate • Jul. 13, 2024

Mr Lewis has been headteacher of Broad Haven Primary School for eight years, and took up caretaking duties at the start of 2023 when the previous caretaker left.

From BBC • May 23, 2024

The caretaking skills were no doubt those of Fiona, on his left; he remembered noticing the tenderness with which she had bathed the Old.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry