Mutha Magazine Article Allison -

“I swore I wouldn’t be her,” Allison says. “But I just got a more educated version. I traded ironing for organic cold-pressed juice. I traded church potlucks for anti-vaxxer playdates. The performance was different, but the script was the same: A good mother disappears into her children. ”

Then another: “Reminder: Soccer pictures tomorrow. White jersey, shin guards, no jewelry.” mutha magazine article allison

The backlash was immediate. Two other mothers called her “selfish.” Her mother-in-law left a voicemail saying she was “worried about the children.” A man she didn’t know commented on the newsletter: “Imagine if fathers abandoned their responsibilities like this.” “I swore I wouldn’t be her,” Allison says