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Smile like you mean it
To cope with the anxiety of unstructured socialising as an introvert, I've developed a charismatic 'on the job' alter ego. It has totally backfired.
Cristina Carmona Aliaga
Dec 06, 2024
Margaret Qualley pictured by Greg Williams, British Vogue (May 2024)
Hello dear readers,
I hope these words find you sane.
As anyone living ... See more
Smile like you mean it
To cope with the anxiety of unstructured socialising as an introvert, I've developed a charismatic 'on the job' alter ego. It has totally backfired.
Cristina Carmona Aliaga
Dec 06, 2024
Margaret Qualley pictured by Greg Williams, British Vogue (May 2024)
Hello dear readers,
I hope these words find you sane.
As anyone living ... See more
Cristina Carmona Aliaga • Smile like you mean it
Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
I believe romance should be a by-product of living within community, not the holy grail of relationships.
Nadia Meli
Nov 04, 2024
This story is shared anonymously but with permission:
My friend was dating a man for a couple of months over the summer. They met with him once a week, every week - until they had to... See more
Nadia Meli • Why do we still pedestal romantic love?
My Mommies and Me
Searching for the soul of America in Mormon mommy blogger Instagram
Alexandra Tanner
MY MOMMIES have been quiet all week, which is not how I like them. Lolo and her littles Sav and Hunty have taken one of their Silkie chickens to the vet for a broken leg. Jess and her husband Colton are still—still!—waiting for Brynnleigh at 40 weeks
... See moreThe Age of Abandonment
We simply don’t believe anyone will stay
Freya India
Oct 09, 2024
Screenshots, TikTok: @yngpolly, @manelique
I’ve written a lot about my generation and fear. Our fear of love, and fear of life. But I’ve been getting the sense lately that there’s some ultimate fear underlying all this, running through everything. And I’m becoming... See more
We simply don’t believe anyone will stay
Freya India
Oct 09, 2024
Screenshots, TikTok: @yngpolly, @manelique
I’ve written a lot about my generation and fear. Our fear of love, and fear of life. But I’ve been getting the sense lately that there’s some ultimate fear underlying all this, running through everything. And I’m becoming... See more
Freya India • The Age of Abandonment
My Twitter Thread on Abortion
May 3, 2022
Note from Design Mom:Two years ago, I tried something new. I wrote a Twitter thread for the first time. That first thread is about abortion, irresponsible ejaculations, why politicians who claim to care about abortion don’t really care, and how I think we need to approach the topic of abortion differently.&nb
... See morethe cut - june 11 - 2024What If Motherhood Isn’t Transformative at All?
We’re often told that becoming a parent will alter one’s identity. For me, the change never came.
By Anastasia Berg, editor of the Point
Art: March Avery, Evening Reading, 1972/© 2024 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York; Courtesy of the artist, Private Collection, and BLU
... See moreReader Essay: MY Jenny
written byMelanie Crist
November 18, 2022
I’ve never wanted kids of my own. Which is precisely why I found myself exiting a Pasadena fertility clinic with a grab bag containing an informational booklet, an application for financing, and a pen that contained small plastic sperm swimming around in its cap.
I’ll explain.
... See more