Query update: Nada. Sorry. I’m almost ready to get back at it. It’s my week with the kids. And it’s also like a million degrees outside. So we’re all a bit on edge. Work on my day job has eased, so I have less stress. But without the extra stress, I also don’t have asContinue reading “boring mom summer”
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the revolutionary act of being a mom with dreams
Quick: name me five stories about a mom with dreams. No? Three, then. Hmmm…. One? Can you name one? In recent memory, How Stella Got Her Groove Back may be one, and Grace & Frankie on Netflix. But neither of these is a narrative of a mom with a specific dream, a goal that isContinue reading “the revolutionary act of being a mom with dreams”
on motherhood and “mushroom work”
Yes, I used a gendered term on purpose. It seems that in every article about “motherhood,” folks respond with, “what about dads?!” and, “that’s sexist!” I’ll tell you what’s sexist: women have the lowest labor participation rate since the fucking ’80s. Women have shouldered the overwhelming majority of childcare since the quarantine started. Moms areContinue reading “on motherhood and “mushroom work””