'Bad' mothers are regular women who subvert the one-dimensional patriarchal ideal of womanhood. But some really are just bad.
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TV moms who aren't that bad
Last week Inspire the Mind published my essay, “The Estrangement Story You Don’t Hear in the Media.” You can read it here.
Sometimes fiction does a great job showing those of us with complicated relationships with our mothers a fami...
Tough guys are the least sexy thing I can imagine
I hope you’ll join me and Tam from Family Estrangement to talk about Virginia Evans’ novel, The Correspondent, on June 23.
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When I was on the dating apps, my simplest filter was this: swipe past any photo of a man posing...
It's better this way
This essay was originally published by The Audacity on October 30, 2024.
This essay was originally published by The Audacity on October 30, 2024. You can listen to the audio version on the Bad Mothers podcast.
S3, E12, It's better this way
To close out season 3, I’m sharing my essay, It’s better this way, published by The Audacity on October 30, 2024. This essay is about my estrangement from my mother, my late effort to understand her as a human separate from her role as mom,...
S3, E11, When orphans become estranged, with Barbara
My final guest for this season is Barbara, which is a pseudonym. Barbara’s parents died when she was young, and she is estranged from her siblings and step-mother. Her unique circumstances make it a bit more complicated for her to share her...
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Feminist writing about maternal ambivalence & mother-daughter estrangement. Also in LitHub, The Audacity, HuffPost, Litro, and more. Debut novel forthcoming from Unsolicited Press.
Academic researcher exploring how family communication shapes identity. Writing on estrangement, adoption and how to have a more resilient family.
Exploring falling birth rates, Generation Zero and the quiet forces reshaping modern adulthood. Written by a writer and cultural demographer examining how culture, policy and timing shape reproductive decisions — long before anyone calls it a crisis.
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