On top of the mental load of remembering to tell your husband to do stuff is the mental load of reminding him to do all that same stuff because he’ll “do it later”

The Best Way to Argue About Politics with Your Relatives Is to Not Argue About Politics open.substack.com/pub/olgakhaz...

My dad: how was your trip? Husband: great! Dad: sorry I asked

Do Americans have some sort of brain problem where they think shoes are clean? My husband just put my kid’s shoes ON THE KITCHEN COUNTER 🤢

But the weed soda ban will have a special carveout for when my family comes to visit, right? ... Right?

MAGA types talk a lot about decreasing immigration and increasing the American birth rate, but those two goals are at odds

Excited for all the people who yell at women for saying "like" to start yelling at all the male academics for saying "sort of" and "right"

Honored to see ME, BUT BETTER included in Greater Good’s Favorite Books of 2025! 🥳 Check out the full list here: bit.ly/favebooks2025

A story that should shock our collective conscience: After Trump Cuts to Kenya Food Aid, Children Died of Starvation

It’s so weird how my phone broke and doesn’t play Baby Shark anymore, only Chappell Roan

If someone called me a “round yon virgin” while I was giving birth it would be the last thing they ever said

“Instead of learning the textbook definitions of psychological disorders,” @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “laypeople are absorbing the oversimplified versions, then diagnosing their spouse.” Might this sound familiar? Then you need to read this good piece: www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

Why therapy speak is killing your marriage: www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

A toddler will crawl fully into the dishwasher like, “there’s your problem. There’s not a full Uncrustable inside it.”

Wow why is it that the difference between getting up before 7 vs after 7 is the difference between clinical depression and not

Fancy doctor’s office: we do things a little differently here 🙂 Me: is it that you don’t take insurance? Dr: How’d you guess? 🙂

The predominant thought within linguistics used to be that speech doesn’t change much after adolescence, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes. But a study that analyzed years of Taylor Swift’s vocal changes illustrates a recent theory about how our accents evolve:

I got to nerd out about a longtime fascination of mine: Why do people sometimes acquire new accents in adulthood? www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

Here’s a mom trolley problem: toddler melting down screaming “wawa” in a busy, poorly designed casual restaurant I hurry to the water-filling station, don’t look around too hard, and start filling his cup Another lady yells “I was waiting!” & how I need “to be patient” I say sorry & let her fill

It’s giving

Well we couldn’t wait for our toddler to start walking and now that he’s running around the house like a drunk criminal I’m happy to say our problems are over

When your toddler with a daycare cold gives you kisses

Not widely known but Claire Danes learned to make all those amazing acting faces by reading Ryan Lizza's Substack

The idea that a person who isn't a professional writer or editor could offer helpful notes on a manuscript ABOUT HIMSELF is the most unrealistic part of A Beast In Me

I have eaten The Uncrustables That we bought for my toddler They were so expensive And he inexplicably Stopped liking them

When you don't have time for the full freakout

The latest podcast is with psychologist and openness to experiences expert Ted Schwaba, who walks me through this mysterious, awe-inspiring (literally) personality trait substack.com/home/post/p-...

You know you got a good essential oil diffuser when your husband asks, “is there any way we could stop the odor?”

I love how daycare treats you like your kid’s lawyer “Why isn’t he napping?” “Uhh my client won’t be taking questions today”

Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:

Many parenting books and articles advise “It takes a village” and “Don’t be afraid to ask for help.” The problem is, @olgakhazan.bsky.social writes, “I didn’t have a village,” and many other moms don’t either:

It takes a village to make moms feel bad for not having enough friends: www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

Amazing how when the dad comes to daycare dropoff he's like a celebrity. "WOW, you're the DAD!"

You Winsome you lose some

Why yes I was late to Storytime and entered as my kid was having a tantrum and yet also forcing me to carry him so his little foot hit play on my iPhone and thus I walked in to Haim 🙃

Do kids these days still grind, like at da club?

Friendship ended with Subway. Publix Club is my new best friend

Your toddler might have just spent a week with his immigrant grandparents if he starts saying “Opa!”

How Do You Become More Conscientious When You’re Not Conscientious Already? By @olgakhazan.bsky.social The easiest way to become more conscientious is to already be conscientious. But if you can’t lean on your past self, considering your future self can help. behavioralscientist.org/how-do-you-b...

It was such a treat to talk with one of my writing idols, Meghan Daum, about my new book! www.theunspeakablepodcast.com/p/does-your-...

I talked with personality psychologist Brent Roberts, who says that not only is conscientiousness not declining, if it is, smartphones likely aren’t the cause. Listen and/or read!

Another fantastic piece. Well done @olgakhazan.bsky.social

I hate ultraprocessed foods as much as the next health reporter, but it's basically impossible to avoid them if you have kids www.theatlantic.com/family/2025/...

What is a toddler if not a machine for turning Uncrustables into chaos

Me: I have too much going on Also me: Should I go to law school or perhaps have another baby?

You can’t make it to your 40s as a woman without at least one: - thyroid issues - yoga teacher certification - Zoloft prescription

I don’t know why I even need a therapist since I always have my husband to say, “babe, stop worrying about it”

Many Americans lack basic knowledge about fertility. @olgakhazan.bsky.social spoke with doctors and other experts about the information they think should be included in sex ed for middle and high schoolers:

Why is hair like Too short Too short Too short Sister wife

I’ll be at the Brooklyn book festival tomorrow at 1! Come through! brooklynbookfestival.org/event/the-br....