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June monthly roundup

The sickening necessity of the charm offensive, and when to drop it

May monthly roundup

The Stories of Non-Maternal Women Are All Around Us

Ep. 9: The burden of maternal lovebombing, with Angel Cassin

Ep. 8: Together Estranged, with Angel Cassin

She did what she had to do

A terrible idea

Ep. 7: Being a 'bad' mother, with Elizabeth Austin

Bad Mothers: April roundup

How many "cold" cases are actually just forgotten victims?

Ep. 6: Patterns in estrangement and finding validation, with Maggie Frank-Hsu

Let's talk about Offred's mother

How I moved to the U.K. + March roundup

Ep. 5: Narcissistic mothers and being child-free, with Kari Bentley-Quinn

Ruby Franke: a bad mother

Ep. 4: Conservative Christian women and gender politics, with Dr. Katie Gaddini (bonus)

Shameful characters

Bad Mothers: February roundup

Ep. 3: The struggle to assert autonomy and defy expectations, with Aarti

Did Sylvia Plath want kids?

Bad Mothers: January roundup (of books)

Ep. 2: When estrangement is the only safe option, with Your Own Mother

Review: Mothers and Other Fictional Characters

Things my mother taught me before she left me, vol. 3

Ep. 1: Breaking the cycle of bad mothers with Gina, my sister

The unsurprising failures of Alice Munro, the mom

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