When she dipped her heart into someone else’s relationship, Emily Lackey discovered how to define love on her own terms.
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Becoming Family
Jennifer Berney explores how queer families challenge traditional notions of heredity and paternity.
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The Suprising History of the Ball Pit
Enjoy the ball pit! I’ll be over here not swimming in pee.
Posted inCulture, Highlight, Nonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes
Parenting in the New Age of Anxiety
Are we sacrificing our childrens’ inner lives by protecting them too much?
Posted inBooks, Fiction, Profiles & Interviews, Story
‘Archive, Archive, Archive’: Valeria Luiselli on Reading In Order To Write
To write “Lost Children Archive,” Valeria Luiselli studied the refugee crisis “obliquely,” reading about other historical moments of children’s mass displacement, amassing a reader’s archive of loss.
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A Reading List to Celebrate World Breast Pumping Day
Here’s a reading list to celebrate World Breast Pumping Day on January 27.
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What He Left Behind
Kira Martin struggles through her connection – both emotional and physical – with her troubled and destructive son.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes
‘Mommy, Are We Famous?’: On the Rise of Kid Influencers on Instagram
Kids are a growing part of Instagram’s influencer marketing industry. At Fast Company, Katharine Schwab reports on the rising stars of the platform — and the parents managing their “careers” behind the scenes.
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The 2-Year-Old Instagram Influencers Who Make More Than You
Kid stars on Instagram are a growing part of the influencer marketing industry, working increasingly with clothing and toy brands.
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Talking to Big Baby
A child’s doll exerts a gravitational pull on every member of her family.