A woman complains on TikTok about the boredom of parenthood. She used to hang out with friends; now she spends her weekends in a field, watching her children go up and down a hill. She is bored senseless. Unsurprisingly, the video went viral. Everyone can identify themselves. Parenting can be such a chore. But what … Read more
I am a divorced Indian-American immigrant single mother. I am also an academic. Not too long ago I got my PhD and immediately started my career as a lecturer in an English department on the east coast of the United States. I taught a grueling 4-4 class load and although the teaching was demanding, given … Read more
The last two hours have been good. My husband and I chatted about the books we read as I watched our daughter repeatedly headstand and my son play in his cardboard house, something he made from a leftover Christmas present. It was the first time that I had “hung out” (outside, at an absurd distance) … Read more