The new class of female lawmakers hit a high-water mark of "Moms in the House." With support and sisterhood, they want it to become the norm. (Video: Jenny Starrs/The Washington Post)
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How are your kids doing?
It isn’t the question itself that bothers Katie Porter. The freshman Democratic congresswoman from California, a single mom of three children, is perfectly aware that inquiring about another person’s family is just polite small talk.
But there’s something about the way some people ask her, the subtle emphasis on that last word — “how are your kids doing?” — that makes her bristle.
