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mindy isser's avatar

this one was so good, i want to hear more about the commune

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Matt & Vega's avatar

new gold standard here (for cub & grub) ... Jia -- top movie recommendations for 3yr old? I jumped too soon with Moana and it spooked her!

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Louise's avatar

Loved reading this so much.

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Adornments and Curiosities's avatar

Loved this

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Abby's avatar

Loved this one so much (always love Jia’s writing!) and feeling validated to see a toddler diet of mostly beige food and nightly movies 😅

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Victoria L.'s avatar

I cried. Which feels like maybe a strange response? But the humanity here and the beige foods were prepared with so much love because we.just.keep.going.

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Alisha Ramos's avatar

Loved learning about her mutual aid efforts and other efforts to be in community with others. The commune living situation - I need to know more!

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Jess B.'s avatar

This was so fun to read, and the “on my honk shoo shit” made me actually lol

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Lindsey Stanberry's avatar

I'm sorry to drop a self-promotional comment here b/c I know that's cringe, but I have a series in my newsletter called Division of Labor, which is exactly what Jia described. https://thepurse.substack.com/t/division-of-labor (Also, just discovered this newsletter via my Substack friend Keris, but it's so brilliant!)

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Greta Caruso's avatar

What a *fantastic* series, Lindsey! Thank you so much for braving the cringe to share—I love loved reading it

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Lindsey Stanberry's avatar

Thank you, Greta! ❤️

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