She's a design influencer with a huge following. He's a lead parent with a huge... therapy bill.
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What It's Like Being Married to an Influencer
(After all these years)
I’m sure most of you clicked into this post hoping for some dark juicy thigh-meat about how messed up our lives are behind the scenes or how living with an influencer is like living in a Bravo reality show. Well, I...
Midweek Quick Hits 5/6/26
From Emily
Listen: Bleachers. The word ‘algorithm’ gets such a bad rep, associated with someone else controlling what you see which for the most part sucks and is contributing to our general mind rot. But man, Spotify just gets me and...
Why "Auction dads" Are The Hottest Dads
Has the tide turned?
This week you were supposed to get a post from Brian - something about dudes + friends + masculinity + small talk, but I’m taking over to give him a much deserved break and shout out. He’s busy showing up for our schoo...
How We Talk To Our Kids About Money, Part 1: All Things Allowance
I’m not sure how to get into a money conversation without giving you 46 years of context, a million disclaimers and going on and on about how money is the most triggering subject for most humans that will likely come off as some sort of apo...
Midweek Quick Hits 4/22/26
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Brian is a writer and recovering actor living in PDX with his wife and two kids, plus a funny farm of dogs, cats, alpacas, and giant Kune Kune pigs. He's got MFAs in both acting and creative writing and has a healthy fear of spiders.
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