Angry. Grieving. Working. Parenting. All the things at once. If you need anything, I'm here.

It is the pandemic or the social isolation and physical stagnation of remote work or depression or the Supreme Court or postpartum hormones or climate change or anxiety or sleep deprivation or overstimulation or

If my 6 year old can successfully make himself a bowl of cereal, does that mean I can retire from making food for my children? Like, mission accomplished, right? My work here is done?

Hi my name is Leilah and I'm jealous of my 6 year old son

Me: [listening to a playlist my Gen Z staff put together] Spotify: Drape yourself in the trappings of youth all you want but we know who you really are and we WILL serve you an ad for PAMPERS

My kids after watching the Sound of Music for the first time: 6: I liked it. It was funny. I liked when she sat on the pinecone. 4: We didn't get to see the war. Can you tell me about the war? What were the names of the people in the war? Did my grandfather die in the war? 😳

DC is having a housing crisis. Where can we build that doesn't displace neighbors? I made a map with all the wasted space in DC that can be developed without displacing a single resident, or building over a single park or school. Let me know what you think google.com/maps/d/edit?mi…

I don't want to be dramatic but the way life in America is set up for working mothers of young children is verging on meeting the definition of torture.

If you're wondering what life as a mom of three is like, this is a text I had to send to multiple people today. Yes, I'm still wearing the pants.

People who forget to eat are amazing to me. I miss one meal and I’m burning bridges with immediate family members. I miss two that’s organ failure, total body and mind shutdown by the end of one calendar day

Thread!

2016: Will America vote for a female president? 2022: Should women have healthcare?

spiritually i am here rn

Q: It's 8:44pm, do you know where your children are? A: Naked, in bed, "reading" Spiderman, because "big kids don't wear pajamas," right @dmjoseph31?

Such an important and well sourced thread!

For the first time since March 2020, all of my kids are at school/childcare outside of the house, for a full day. And the normally WFH David J had to go into the office. I'm home alone. No idea what to do with myself. Just been wandering from room to room savoring the silence.

Some personal news! Last week I began a new professional chapter as Director of Schools, K-12 at Adas Israel Congregation in DC. This is without a doubt the *least* online job I have had in the last 15 years, which means you'll see less of me here, and hopefully more of me IRL!🎉