The Lunchbox Problem
By late August, the Crocs don’t fit, The Wild Robot is playing beside a finance report, and somehow choosing a lunchbox has become a project.
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Mom Guilt Isn’t What You Think It Is
Some days the deepest thing I share with other mothers is the guilt. One of us admits the kids watched three episodes instead of one, and the other laughs in the relieved way, and there it is. We have found each other.
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One Can Scarcely Believe the Towel Situation
She was on her way to her home office. And then she saw it.
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Stay: On staying, and other things that aren’t happening
A 43-second voice note. A whale. And the word that gets the job completely wrong.
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All You Need Is Snacks and Clothes
It is said to defuse the worry. You think about the snacks for a long time after that.
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I’m Still Like You
For the woman who had a career, chose to step away, and is still working out what to do with everything she brought with her.
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There’s a Bluey Episode That Every Mother Understands
A Bluey episode about a trip to the pool quietly reveals something many mothers recognise.
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You Were Already Carrying It
The mental load doesn’t begin with children — or belong only to those who have them.
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You Are Not Disorganised. You Are Distributed.
If your phone feels like a second job, you’re not wrong. It is.
