A (not cheesy, I promise) letter to my pre-children, Maiden self for the "We Are Mothers" Podcast. (I will share the recording once it's released) If you want to be notified when the podcast is out, or if you want to read other essays about motherhood in the modern age, subscribe to my emails. Dear Jen, I know you're fucking terrified. That you're totally unprepared. I wish I could tell you it's going to be easy, that it'll come naturally. But you've literally got no idea wha

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