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I Don't Have Children, But I'm Still a Mom—Kind of

When we meet strangers, and I have to introduce the girls, I sometimes avoid having to identify our relationship by just saying their names, but everyone assumes I am their young mom. Other times, I say, “This is my kid.” Sometimes, the girls will get a wicked look in their eye and introduce themselves—“I’m her…

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The Women's March 2020 Is This Weekend. Go, So You Don't Have to Go Next Year.

In 2018, the marches were smaller, which was to be expected—it’s almost impossible to recreate a historic event. In 2019, discord among the national leadership of the march and serious accusations of anti-Semitism against some of its leaders fractured and fizzled the momentum. (Since then, the original leadership has been almost completely replaced with a…

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Don't Call Lizzo 'Brave' for Being Confident

Every pop star has a career-defining performance. For Madonna, it was “Like a Virgin” at the 1984 MTV Video Music Awards. For Britney Spears, it was “I’m a Slave 4 U” at the same show, 17 years later. And for Lizzo, inarguably 2019’s buzziest breakout star, it was “Truth Hurts” at the BET Awards this…

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