I fully support this call from

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“I have an idea: Let’s make it unsurprising. Let’s make it totally mundane. Let’s normalize mom hobbies. And not the hobbies that involve kids or can be done while also caretaking — no, let’s normalize the shit out of the hobbies that require mothers to leave the house, without their kids, to do something just for themselves.”

Two years ago, I started singing in the folk band at my church and it has made my life exponentially better. Plus, my kids get to watch something bring me joy.

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