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Notes from the in-
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Honest essays on womenhood, selfhood, and the seasons in between
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Stop Telling Stay-at-Home Parents They Should Just Be Grateful
It’s time we rethink the way we talk about stay-at-home parents. Too often, they’re told they should be “grateful” or “privileged”...

Blanche,
Aug 26, 20252 min read


Vogue for the SAHM: The 2025 Capsule Collection season.
Wix photo stock For a season, your fashion runway is less Paris and more the hallway between your kitchen and laundry room. The SAHM look is all about blending comfort with practicality, because, let’s face it, you’re more likely to be chasing toddlers than strutting in stilettos. It’s effortless style (and by effortless, we mean, “I just threw this on while pretending to remember the grocery list”) that’s ready for anything from school drop-offs to snack time spills yet stil

Blanche,
Aug 12, 20253 min read


"We wife"? What does that even mean?
Someone recently said to me, “You really know how to wife. "And I just stood there, blinking at them. Not offended. Not flattered. Just… trying to understand. When did “wife” become a verb? And if it is one, what does it mean to do it well? What does it say about me that someone thought I deserved that comment? It stayed with me the rest of the day. The more I turned it over in my mind, the more I realized how complicated and layered the idea actually is. It reminded me of th

Blanche,
Aug 1, 20253 min read


When Love Becomes Duty: the Invisible Weight of Motherhood
Doctor Cha, Ep 2 "Sometimes the smallest moments reveal the biggest truths about ourselves." How many mornings do we go through on...

Blanche,
Aug 1, 20252 min read
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