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Parenting
fromIndependent
4 days ago

Ksenia Samotiy: We need to talk about the expectations placed on women by other women when it comes to parenting

Society applies different standards to mothers and fathers regarding childcare responsibilities and personal time, reflecting deeply ingrained gender assumptions about parenting roles.
Mental health
fromScary Mommy
1 week ago

The Guilt No One Warns You About With Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression involves complex guilt layers beyond sadness, including conflicting emotions about motherhood that result from altered brain chemistry, not personal failure.
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

Parents Are Confessing Why They Wish They Never Had Kids, And Wow

I never wanted kids. I got involved with someone who had a child, and then, without warning, we got full custody of that child. I've been raising them since they were 5 (they just turned 20), and there is a layer of resentment that has built up because of everything I had to sacrifice and things I had to miss out on to raise someone else's child.
Relationships
Social justice
fromScary Mommy
5 months ago

I Am Autistic. I Am Not Something To Be Feared.

Autism is an essential part of identity and community; framing it as a problem to erase devalues autistic people and causes pain for families.
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Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Baby food pouch hysteria? It's just another way of making mothers feel guilty | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Ultra-processed foods are a target of parental guilt, but marketing and regulation might be the real issues.
Parenting
fromwww.theguardian.com
10 months ago

Baby food pouch hysteria? It's just another way of making mothers feel guilty | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Ultra-processed foods are a target of parental guilt, but marketing and regulation might be the real issues.
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