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Howling at the Moon with My Husky
On new motherhood and dogs.
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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.
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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.
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New Mom in the Wild Gets on a Plane
Reflections on my first flight with my baby at five months old, flailing down the airplane aisle in the aftermath of a devastating exploding diaper.
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Overstimulation Station (feat. Emma Del Rey of Being in Motherhood)
Two mothers map their evening commutes on the long ride home.
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Motherhood Has Made Me More Ambitious
My baby has reminded me of the importance of dreams. And that you are what you love, not what you do.
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The Adventures of the Postpartum Mommy Monster and Her Wavering Body Image
Eight months after the birth of my daughter, I waffle between confidence and confusion in the mirror.
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Motherhood Deserves to Go Mainstream
I want to read mom stories. I want to watch mom movies. I want to be so inundated with mom content that I can find a motherhood story for every emotion…
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Childbirth Is a Fever Dream
Postpartum is the groggy morning after.
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Breastfeeding Is a Full-time Job (Part 2)(feat. my best friend Lindsay)
After three months of tireless effort, I quit The Pump Co. My best friend is on her eighth month breastfeeding her second child. Both journeys are…
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Mom Stuff Is the Most Important Stuff I Will Ever Write About
On deciding not to prune my Substack garden and the importance of writing about mom stuff.
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God Doesn't Care Who Does the Dishes
Young 30-something woman coexists successfully in her multiple roles as wife, mother, and business owner because she is, contrary to society's labeling…
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