HeyJaredFence Sitter
A therapist writing about deciding whether or not to have children, how many, ambivalence in motherhood and trying not to lose myself in the process. A community for current or previous fence sitters.
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- Aug 24, 2026
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We Are Being Sold a Life That Doesn’t Exist (opens the original)
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Lately I’ve been circling around one specific idea….I don’t think we are being sold supplements, morning routines or even wellness per say.. I think we are being sold a version of life that doesn’t exist. Stay with me here. Amanda E. White is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.<input class
Boundaries Are Not Rules for Other People (opens the original)
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A while back, a woman wrote in to The Cut about her in-laws. No one in my husband’s family washes their hands before meals. Instead, they touch their faces, pet their family dog, and play with their reptiles, then sit down to the table, proceeding to touch every bagel and piece of crudité, because perusing vi
Are You Mad at Me? (opens the original)
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It’s 2014 and I’ve been sober for 3 months. “Are you mad at me?” I text my friend Eliza. Thee blue dots start and stop, start and stop. I feel like going to be sick.Eliza was one of the only sober friends I had, and I needed that friendship badly. When she finally answered, she wrote: “I wasn’t. But honestly, Amanda, I’m starting to be, because you keep asking me over and over.”I had asked her the same question on Tuesday, after she took four hours to reply to a text.<div cl
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