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This Is What I Do All Day
A Nightcap about the beauty in perceived mundanity, which is really just radical contentment about my new state of being as a mother.
Mar 25
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Violet Carol
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Howling at the Moon with My Husky
On new motherhood and dogs.
Jun 20
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Violet Carol
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Mothers! Assemble: On Body Image Postpartum
A collective essay featuring diverse stories from women across Substack who have shared their own experiences on body image postpartum.
Jun 6
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Violet Carol
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Motherhood Deserves to Go Mainstream
Feb 19
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Violet Carol
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Breastfeeding Is a Full-time Job (Part 1)
Aug 21, 2024
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Violet Carol
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Mothers! Assemble: On Breastfeeding (feat. 20 Substack mothers)
Feb 4
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Violet Carol
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The Adventures of the Postpartum Mommy Monster and Her Wavering Body Image
Feb 26
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Violet Carol
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I Want to Be Hot and Rich
Nov 11, 2024
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Violet Carol
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Mom Stuff Is the Most Important Stuff I Will Ever Write About
Jan 1
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Violet Carol
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Howling at the Moon with My Husky
On new motherhood and dogs.
Jun 20
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Violet Carol
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Women Cannot Be Persuaded to Have Children
The decision to create life, if given the opportunity to choose, is not necessarily rational but deeply personal, sometimes impulsive, always affecting.
May 27
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Violet Carol
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Women Cannot Be Persuaded to Have Children
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An Itemized Billing Statement Hates To See Me Coming
Raging postpartum mom: 1. Hospital billing department's suspect labor and delivery charges: 0.
Apr 17
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Violet Carol
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"Howling," "Halfway to Breath," & "All That Lasts"
Poems on the womb's mystical cycle: life before my daughter, life while growing my daughter, and now life holding my daughter.
Dec 19, 2024
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Violet Carol
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"Howling," "Halfway to Breath," & "All That Lasts"
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"Midnight Feedings" & "Blink"
Poetry about preserving the present, birthed from my creaky rocking chair.
Sep 28, 2024
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Violet Carol
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