Momsplaining!

More on how this works.

My newsletter is called “Momsplaining,” and it’s now on Substack! Welcome to it.

Here’s a little about what to expect.

1. Frequency

You’re getting an email from me today and tomorrow, but after that, you’ll get new content from me 1 to 3 times a month. 

2. Format

Right now the only format I’m planning is longform essay, but we’ll see what evolves.

3. Free vs. Paid

 For the moment, there’s no difference in the free vs. paid membership, but I will be adding bonuses for the paid option soon. If you want to become a paid subscriber now to support my work, you can use the blue button. That is welcome but optional, since or now, free and paid subscribers receive the same content.

What is “Momsplaining?” 

This newsletter will not focus on writing tips or observations. Instead, I’ll be writing about being a mother, a daughter, a parent, and a woman, often through the lens of my relationship with my own mother. 

For all the recent explosion in writing about motherhood and taking it seriously as a literary topic over the past decade or so, an adult woman’s relationship with her own mother continues to be underexplored. 

So here I am! Exploring. What have our mothers given us? What have they withheld? If you’re on Instagram, you’ve probably seen the meme announcing “Women couldn’t have a credit card in their own name until 1977!” But, how does something like that fact play out in the way we daughters, raised by those women, determine or debate what we want from life, and what we deserve? 

I’m not giving parenting advice, or even talking all that much about my personal parenting choices. Instead, I want to talk about how it feels to mother with all the messages and lessons I have internalized from my own mother: messages I’ve relied on or rebelled against or am recovering from. 

This is our starting point. “Momsplaining” will evolve—guaranteed. I’ll keep you updated on that evolution as we go. 

Maggie

PS: Tomorrow, you’ll receive the first essay. It’s about what happened to my body and mind when I decided not to have a third kid. Strap in! :D

PPS: In addition to writing, I’m looking forward to reading your comments. Please comment below when you’re moved to do so. Commenting will be open to all subscribers, paid or not, for the foreseeable future. 

PSIII: If this isn’t your vibe, and you would like to unsubscribe, please do! You can find the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of this email. If it’s someone else’s vibe, please send this to them so they can subscribe!

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