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In Pursuit of Clean Countertops
Unpacking my obsession with momfluencer culture to destroy the myth of the perfect mama.
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"Laundry can't make you a good mom."
Revolutionizing care tasks with KC Davis
Aug 5
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How do you love/hate social media?
Last week, I wrote about my very fraught relationship to social media. I love forging meaningful connections and learning from people, I hate be…
Aug 3
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What's the point?
Why am I spending so many hours of my one wild and precious life writing about Daniel Neeleman's disdain for windows?
May 13
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Paper towels and gender essentialism
Brawny should hire Judith Butler
Aug 2
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Why I want to quit social media
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How Ballerinafarm's husband made me start a newsletter.
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"Laundry can't make you a good mom."
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"It's called Ballerina Farm not Hip-Hop Farm or Jazz Farm"
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Taking things Nice and Slow with Hayley DeRoche
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Why I want to quit social media
And why I can't
Jul 29
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Do you hide your phone from your kids?
Last week, I featured an interview with Jenny Mollen on In Pursuit, and I can’t stop thinking about this passage: Like, if I’m so busy catalogin…
Jul 27
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FOOD IS NOT ENOUGH
The beautiful absurdity of consumerism
Jul 26
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"My relevance in the world hinges on the success of my Instagram"
Jenny Mollen on the "double-edged sword" of momfluencer culture, her new book, City of Likes, and why phones are like cigarettes
Jul 22
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Just call me Ina!
Because store-bought is JUST FINE
Jul 20
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Laundry so pretty it will turn you into a fairy
Domestic labor but make it sun-dappled!
Jul 19
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In Pursuit's Greatest Hits
Plus some oldies but goodies
Jul 15
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What are you reading, watching, eating, and listening to?
Still offline! Gimme your recs!
Jul 13
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Why I want to quit social media
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How Ballerinafarm's husband made me start a newsletter.
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"Laundry can't make you a good mom."
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Taking things Nice and Slow with Hayley DeRoche
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Unpacking my obsession with momfluencer culture to destroy the myth of the perfect mama.
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