That "whole world was a lie" feeling is so real. It makes me question all the little "performance hacks" people swear by. How many of those are just placebo and actually causing hidden wear?

My friend's kid totally called out his staged "dad talk" video once.

Actually the bento boxes are still meal prepping, just a more fun version of it. Sounds like your friend didn't really run from the duty part, she just found a way to make the work feel less like a chore. The duty was always there, she just dressed it up with avocado art lol. Sometimes you gotta trick yourself into liking the boring stuff.