A newsletter about the forces that shape family life in America and challenging the status quo of motherhood. Written by Katherine Goldstein.
What does “bases covered'' look like to feel comfortable leaving three young kids at home for six nights and 5 days?
Let’s brainstorm some things we’d like to chuck about how kids’ birthday parties work, and share some ideas of how to make them better.
Turns out, so much of what we think of as maternal behavior is actually a basic human characteristic.
We can have amazing long distance and virtual communities (like this one) but I think a lot of people are really craving those in-person interactions.
Fears that our houses are too messy to have people over are rooted in our obsessions with self-sufficiency and constantly comparing ourselves to other moms. Letting this go can help us build community.
What are your biggest pain points or things you wish were different?
For the last three years, schools have been operating in “crisis mode.” We are now about to live with the results of what happens after an institution and its employees are put under extreme, sustained stress.
Families in America have dealt with SO MUCH turmoil in the last 2.5 years. How has what you have been through has impacted how many children you want to have?
I’d like you to take an open-minded journey with me, as I’m led in conversation by Toi Smith, a black single mother to four boys and an anti-capitalist visionary.
