If Someone Is Pretty, We Assume They're A "Good Mom"

In a time when we're supposedly so "data-driven," how do we actually know if someone is a "good mom?"

Sep 24, 2024

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For a dude that hath never and probably will never make someone a biological mom, I think about motherhood a lot, and potentially even too much. Here’s (humble brag) one of my better ones.

As such, I come across stuff like this and find it interesting:

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Pretty White Moms in Their Pretty White Houses

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2 years ago · 568 likes · 83 comments · Anne Helen Petersen

If you get into that post, which is about the culture of “Mom-Fluencers” — loosely defined, that’s peopl…

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