Laura June
Washington Post
New York, NY, United States
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The coronavirus is here. Someone please tell us what to do.
Without clear guidance, waiting for the pandemic to arrive just means uncertainty. → Read More
Holding On
I remember the first time I held my daughter’s hand. She was just minutes old, and I knew nothing about babies, so I was impressed to find that even a newborn could hold on. “Look, she’s holding my ... → Read More
My Name
On changing it just a little. → Read More
Tarragon
The Awl’s holiday series on flavors and spices. → Read More
Goodbye to All Dat –
One of the best things about having a child is watching them acquire, over years, the basic skills that make us human, and realizing, in fact, how hard fought the battle of acquiring them actually is… → Read More
We Got Annie
When I was a child, maybe 5 years old, I went to see the first movie I ever recall seeing in a theater. My grandmother, my mother’s mother, took me to see Annie, which came out in 1982. The occasion… → Read More
My Baby’s Baby
When my daughter Zelda turned one, I bought her a baby doll. I did this mostly because, after a solid 12 months of watching her fall to sleep each night in a barren, empty crib — sleep guidelines… → Read More
The Real Victory Is Letting Them Think They Won
I am not an easy going person. It’s just not “who I am,” and so, although I am mostly kind and fairly gentle, I am honest with myself about the kind of mother I have been in the three years since I… → Read More
The YMCA Will Babysit for Free While You Go Vote Tomorrow
The two-hour drop-off service will be available for kids from age 2 to 12. → Read More
Amazon’s New Strategy for Getting Kids to Read Is So Depressing
Shouldn’t kids be reading books? → Read More
Adele Opened Up About Her Postpartum Depression and the Fear of Being a ‘Bad Mom’
She says that at first, “I felt like I’d made the worst decision of my life.” → Read More
Parents Who Co-Sleep Will Hate This Study
New research finds increased mental health problems among bed-sharing kids. → Read More
Letting Your Baby Spend Too Much Time on the iPad Is As Bad As You Think
The new guidelines are more realistic, but they don’t exactly condone screen time. → Read More
New Baby Sleep Guidelines Finally Acknowledge Reality
Because sometimes you fall asleep feeding your baby. → Read More
The Secret Clue to the Feminist Potential of Westworld
Is a show that seems bent on torturing its female characters actually more complicated? → Read More
What Do You Teach Kids About the Most Hateful Election in History?
It’s a hard time to be a civics instructor. → Read More
Most Americans Think One Parent Should Stay Home With the Kids
Guess which one they mean. → Read More
New Moms on One Thing They Did Perfectly
It’s easy to focus on all the parenting fails, but let’s take a minute to acknowledge what we do right. → Read More
Ivanka Trump ‘Liked’ a Tweet About Her Dad Calling Her ‘a Piece of Ass’
Well, that was unexpected. → Read More
Join the Cut’s Facebook Page About Parenting
A new home for real talk. → Read More