HeyJaredThe Nap Trap
Big feelings, tirades, and delusions from a New York mom, navigating parenthood in the city and usually writing with one fat thumb while happily nap trapped.
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A List of Things Harder Than Motherhood (opens the original)
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There seems to be some sort of misunderstanding. I hope I’m the one misinterpreting something here but I’ve seen a handful of notes and essays claiming motherhood isn’t hard. Hearing someone say such a thing sure twists my panties and snaps my bra straps. These aren’t just men making these claims, but these are people with uteruses and the title of mom making such claims. I don’t intend to call anyone out and if your motherhood is genuinely easy, I congratulate you! Hell, I’d bake you a cake to
My Scale of Urgency for the Overwhelmed, Stressed, Anxious Mother (opens the original)
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I had a morning last week. And then I had it again. And again. And then I accepted that I’m someone who feels like a crazy person every morning before 9 a.m. because of our circumstances of parenting without any additional support. When I tell you I felt crazy, I mean I felt this whole body nervous system reaction to what was a mostly normal morning for me.I woke up with my daughter, we leashed
The Hot Mom Manifesto (opens the original)
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After much deliberation and self-loathing, I’ve decided to make peace with myself and I have determined that I am a hot mom.I used to look in the mirror and really love myself. I’d check every reflection and every mirror and I genuinely felt really good in my skin. Not a gray hair on my head, always dressed well, a touch of off-duty makeup and the confidence of a white woman who knows every word to “Savage” by Megan Thee Stallion. Just weeks before giving birth, my nails were still flawlessly po
I Wanted Candle Sticks (opens the original)
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It was my husband’s birthday last weekend. The older he gets, the less he likes to make a big fuss of his birthday but it’s one of my favorite holidays of the year.We used to go out to a big fancy Michelin star dinner, and I’d try my hardest to out-do myself with a gift better than the last. I’m out of gift ideas for now, but the best gift I have is the acknowledgement for everything my husband does. This year has asked so much of him beyond parenthood and I don’t see how hard he grinds when he
The Last Boob Out in Brooklyn (opens the original)
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To whom it may concern! I am extended-breastfeeding! Although I’m not sure this is the correct opener here because it shouldn’t be of any concern. Of course we have a term for this in the U.S. — extended breastfeeding: feeding a child past the one year mark. For those of you reading anywhere else in the world, this is just called breastfeeding.I was sitting on a park bench in Dumbo the other day breastfeeding my 16 month old when some young girls walked by and I heard one of them say, “that’s a
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