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It Takes a Certain Kind of Village to Raise the Spirits of a Parent 23
- Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized
- July 24, 2025
Most people don’t fear children; instead, they fear the loneliness that will come when they have children. Parents give up a lot when they bring children into the world. Social interactions as a mom or dad lack spontaneity. A parent’s coming and going is limited by childcare options or the commotion of getting a baby
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Are Trad Wives Just a Trend?11
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- June 3, 2025
“The trad wives of Gen Z should talk to the trad wives of Gen Boomer about what happens when you hit 40.” This bit of social commentary on X from substacker Rachel Bitecofer has gone viral this week, sparking debate over the merits of being a “trad wife.” Urban Dictionary defines this bit of internet slang as, “Short for
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It Takes a Village to Encourage Americans to Have Children 20
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Politics, Uncategorized
- April 30, 2025
President Donald Trump is reportedly considering offering $5,000 “baby bonuses” to first-time moms. That sum would barely cover an epidural in most American hospitals; still, monetary benefits like this may be a step in the right direction for correcting the birth dearth in this country. Raising children in an economy where both parents are often
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‘Anti-feminist’ Is Not a Synonym for Weak and Wimpy Women 40
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 29, 2025
Feminism doesn’t hold the same power it once did. Women are increasingly asking themselves if they really can have it all, like the ’60s promised, and if they even really want it all. As a result, we’re seeing women walk away from the disillusionment of corporate lifestyles and a resurgence of “trad housewives.” But women
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Ballerina Farm, Homesteading, and the Revival of the Family Economy 24
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Uncategorized
- April 22, 2025
“Do you work or do you just stay home?” Many mothers have answered this loaded question. It presents, of course, a false dilemma, but one that exemplifies the way our culture thinks about the home and work itself. As summer approaches, my husband and I are spending most of our Saturdays outdoors doing hard manual
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How Trump’s Tariffs Could Enrich Your Home 17
- Culture, Economics, Family, Featured, MomThink, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- April 16, 2025
Some of the first effects American consumers will feel from Trump’s tariffs will be in how much harder it will be to purchase the fast, cheap goods that Americans are used to procuring with the click of a button. This particular consequence of added duties on imported goods may be one which has a silver
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