Rather, if I wanted to stop scorekeeping with Seth and have him 'own' some share of responsibility for all it takes to make our life happen, I had to stop sneaking around in the middle of the night, elfin-like, silently and magically making sh*t happen.”
-- Eve (chapter 1 paragraph N/A)

Importance: Eve has just described a night when she was trying to quietly plug in the baby monitor after Seth had gone to bed. She accidentally woke him. He was upset that she woke him and wanted to know why if she could wait to do that tomorrow. Eve realized that Seth was not even aware of everything she was doing in their home.

Anyone who can't devote all his or her energies to paid work is barred from the best jobs and has a permanently lower life-time income,' writes author Ann Crittenden. 'Not coincidentally, almost all the people this category happen to be...
-- Ann Crittenden (chapter 2 paragraph N/A)