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The Real Problem When 46-Year-Old Women Are Crying in Their Cars

And it isn’t because we’re single — Last month, a 46-year-old woman posted a video of herself on TikTok sharing a tearful story about her impending surgery and how much it has brought the pain she feels about being single into focus. Her problem? She has no one to take care of her but her mother and…

Singles

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The Real Problem When 46-Year-Old Women Are Crying in Their Cars
The Real Problem When 46-Year-Old Women Are Crying in Their Cars
Singles

8 min read


1 day ago

I Hate My Birthday…But Not for the Reason You Might Think

A month out, how do I plan for something I’m not looking forward to? — I hate my birthday. Though not for the usual reasons. I’ve always been excited to age. I was mostly thrilled when my 40th birthday came along, except for the fact that I was two years out from being left for a younger woman by the man I thought I would…

Self

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I Hate My Birthday…But Not for the Reason You Might Think
I Hate My Birthday…But Not for the Reason You Might Think
Self

8 min read


3 days ago

The Cost of Being a Woman on the Internet

It’s not just the harassment — it’s the time it takes to clean it all up — My thumb is tired for the first time since I learned how to type. Every day for the past several weeks, I’ve had to spend way too much time deleting hateful comments — whether they were hateful to me or to another marginalized demographic — and blocking the people who…

Feminism

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The Cost of Being a Woman on the Internet
The Cost of Being a Woman on the Internet
Feminism

6 min read


5 days ago

The One Thing We’re All Afraid of…and Why It’s Kinda Inevitable

We can’t keep pretending that this fate is (allegedly) reserved for women without children — “This isn’t how I thought the end of my life would go,” my father said, recently. I share his sentiment, but can only imagine his emotional distress. My father had a stroke in 2010 that left him partially paralyzed. In subsequent years, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s and his eyesight…

Family

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The One Thing We’re All Afraid of…and Why It’s Kinda Inevitable
The One Thing We’re All Afraid of…and Why It’s Kinda Inevitable
Family

8 min read


May 26

Why Women Desperately Need Honest Conversations About Marriage & Motherhood

It’s time for the fairy tale to die — Step right up, step right up! We’ve got just the cure for your ailments! We’ve got the scratch for your itch! So unhappy, little lady, so unhappy! You’ve felt so alone. So sad. The world feels like a lonely place. And nothing you do ever feels like it’s going to…

Feminism

8 min read

Why Women Desperately Need Honest Conversations About Marriage & Motherhood
Why Women Desperately Need Honest Conversations About Marriage & Motherhood
Feminism

8 min read


May 24

Women Will No Longer Take Responsibility for What Is Not Ours

A feminist manifesto — *This is an essay about gender roles and institutional sexism that uses generalizations to make a point. If you find this upsetting, please protect your mental health by choosing not to read it. I’m sorry but we can’t do it anymore. We cannot toe this line. We cannot jump through…

Feminism

4 min read

Women Will No Longer Take Responsibility for What Is Not Ours
Women Will No Longer Take Responsibility for What Is Not Ours
Feminism

4 min read


May 22

Struggling to Hold on to Faith in a World Both Magical and Mundane

When everything and nothing feels like a miracle — Trigger warning: Medical trauma, mental health, suicidal thoughts, miscarriage, abortion Do you believe in God? Please forgive the personal question. I usually consider inquiries about people’s spiritual beliefs to be as inappropriate as asking them about their sex lives or who they voted for. But I can’t help but ask…

Faith

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Struggling to Hold on to Faith in a World Both Magical and Mundane
Struggling to Hold on to Faith in a World Both Magical and Mundane
Faith

7 min read


May 19

What Happens When a Woman Pursues Career Over Motherhood — Will She Really Regret It?

If men can choose work over parenthood, why can’t women? — “When you die, you won’t care about the work you did. But you will regret not having children. Family is everything.” Have you heard that one? It seems to be making the rounds on social media, lately. Again. And they’re not talking to men. Yes, sometimes that comment is specifically…

Feminism

8 min read

What Happens When a Woman Pursues Her Career — Will She Really Regret It?
What Happens When a Woman Pursues Her Career — Will She Really Regret It?
Feminism

8 min read


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Liberty

·May 17

The Complicated Human Heart

An essay about family, love…and heart surgery — “His heart is very complicated.” I overhear this from my nieces’ bedroom where I’m sitting with the two girls and the young child in question, the one with the “very complicated” heart. My sister and brother-in-law are on a medical conference call downstairs going over the details of Alex’s upcoming…

Family

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The Complicated Human Heart
The Complicated Human Heart
Family

8 min read


May 15

The Little Boy Who Is Everything I Know of Love

A poem & a prayer — This is what it feels like, I think to love a child. This sticky, gossamer web that ties us together. This line from here to there with each of us at the other end. It is chemical, it is feral, it is primal. I held you in my arms and fed…

Poetry

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The Little Boy Who Is Everything I Know of Love
The Little Boy Who Is Everything I Know of Love
Poetry

2 min read

Yael Wolfe

Yael Wolfe

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Writer, photographer, artist, and big, bad wolf. | Newsletter: http://eepurl.com/gleDcD | Email: welcome@yaelwolfe.com

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