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Fifty years ago, no one ever considered that a life full of household chores, not shared by her husband, might take a toll on a mother’s mental state.

Husbands, who weren’t expected to be involved much with their children, were passionately caught up in developing their own careers, yet at-home mothers often seemed frustrated, dissatisfied and tired of being homebodies.

(Adapted from Family Circle Magazine, 2002)

GLOSSARY
household chores – tarefas domésticas
take a toll on – ter um efeito negativo sobre
passionately – intensamente
homebodies – pessoas que passam muito tempo em casa

“own”, in bold type in the excerpt, refers to the