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#117. Politically motivated murder
Just a quick check-in after the assassination of a Minnesota politician roughly 25 miles from my house
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#7. Freezing my indecision
Wildly thankful we all get to hear about my friend's journey through IVF in her early 40s
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#116. "Caregiving fundamentally changed my understanding of my own capacity"
We're diving into 'Sirens', my favorite TV show of 2025
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#6. As soon as things are good
We lived weirdly parallel lives, until one of us became a parent and the other didn't 👀
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#115. Is Europe a solution, or a fantasy?
Americans just wanna breathe that sweet, sexy, burnout-free air
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#5. My pages spreading over the world
The great selfish vs. selfless debate, the "wholeness," and the chasm between reality and fantasy
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May 2025

#114. Jennifer Lawrence said parenting is brutal and incredible
Why “and” might be the most powerful word in the English language
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May '25 ins/outs
I wash my hair with a bar of soap now? (Plus some harsh thoughts on "millennial gray")
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#4. I would have invented boyfriends
Bad parenting, navigating regret, and breaking up during couples therapy
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#113. "Rage baking in my endless free time"
I don't hate men I swear
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#3. What sort of trouble will she make?
The threat of the "unoccupied" woman, abortion rights, and our decreasing capacity for empathy
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#112. Charismatic little idiots
Thoughts on the inevitable slow creep of AI
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