Like you, I have two children and lust for a third. (Congratulations on the pregnancy! I’m thrilled for you and completely inappropriately jealous.) The big sticking point for me is that I can see myself traveling internationally with 2 kids, but 3 kids feels like it will nail our feet to the floor for two decades. Is that a shallow reason not to have a baby? Will 3 kids bring us infinitely more lifetime happiness? Will we so rarely travel with 2 kids that I’ll regret not having the baby I want? I had a friend say, “Send them all to sleepaway camp and take a big trip with your husband,” which sounds like a $25k per annum solution. (Essentially, not a solution.) How are you reconciling wanting to travel with the third baby?
Ugh, I totally get the trials of constantly having to come up with what to eat and what to buy. I have been endlessly stalked by ads for Hungry Root, Daily Harvest, et al but haven't succumbed yet. (Did you know that some of Daily Harvests "meals" are a soup containing about 120 calories?!?!?) Instead for the last several months, I have been living by a few pre-made meal plans that I intermittently subscribe to. It is glorious to not have to come up with my own ideas or grocery lists. I've tried quite a few with varying levels of success and I think you might like Debbie Koenig's "The Family Plan". It's another Substack newsletter and she always has vegetarian options for each meal.
Anyways, congrats on your 200th edition! I always look forward to reading what you have to say.
Imagine that you've got the day off tomorrow and it's going to be sunny and warm. day. Some magic has happened so that the house is clean and all obligations and deadlines are met, and you found $150 in your pants pocket. You husband and kiddos will be away (but like, no stress, they're coming right back). How would you spend your day, beginning to end?
Evie, you’re just real. Thank you. My question is how do I not spiral with guilt and anxiety for hours after losing my temper and patience with my toddler? 2.5 years old, obsessed with me, and today I fed him garbage (Pringles, fruit snacks, a cake pop, juice) and raised my voice and stomped away from him while he cried and cried. He is my precious boy and yet I don’t act like it in the moment?
How do you reconcile the joy of writing with the grind of hustle culture, especially when the rewards are so... vague? What ambitions do you have for your work?
I'm a relatively recent subscriber. I love your writing and your Twitter. As a mom of a 7 year old, its helped me laugh and cope with this year. Have you always been a writer/what's your history with writing? Do you have writing aspirations beyond articles and the newsletter? I guess I'm saying if you wrote a memoir or book of essays I'd buy it!
Okay but what should I actually make for dinner next week if I don't have Nothing Fancy (should I just get it), and also where would you go if you had 4 weeks and unlimited budget and somebody else watching the kids (either at home or just like hanging out separate from you at the resort let's say)
WHO IS YOUR BFF?!
How did I not realize there were COMMENTS?!
Since you mentioned winter (and I agree), what's your favorite season and also what's your most nostalgic season?
Coffee preparation method of choice? Feelings about scary movies?
If you could live anywhere where would you live and what sort of house/apt/domicile would you live in?
Is that the $1 Target fingerpaint? We got pink and...have some regrets.
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Like you, I have two children and lust for a third. (Congratulations on the pregnancy! I’m thrilled for you and completely inappropriately jealous.) The big sticking point for me is that I can see myself traveling internationally with 2 kids, but 3 kids feels like it will nail our feet to the floor for two decades. Is that a shallow reason not to have a baby? Will 3 kids bring us infinitely more lifetime happiness? Will we so rarely travel with 2 kids that I’ll regret not having the baby I want? I had a friend say, “Send them all to sleepaway camp and take a big trip with your husband,” which sounds like a $25k per annum solution. (Essentially, not a solution.) How are you reconciling wanting to travel with the third baby?
Ugh, I totally get the trials of constantly having to come up with what to eat and what to buy. I have been endlessly stalked by ads for Hungry Root, Daily Harvest, et al but haven't succumbed yet. (Did you know that some of Daily Harvests "meals" are a soup containing about 120 calories?!?!?) Instead for the last several months, I have been living by a few pre-made meal plans that I intermittently subscribe to. It is glorious to not have to come up with my own ideas or grocery lists. I've tried quite a few with varying levels of success and I think you might like Debbie Koenig's "The Family Plan". It's another Substack newsletter and she always has vegetarian options for each meal.
Anyways, congrats on your 200th edition! I always look forward to reading what you have to say.
How do you feel about monogamy?
Imagine that you've got the day off tomorrow and it's going to be sunny and warm. day. Some magic has happened so that the house is clean and all obligations and deadlines are met, and you found $150 in your pants pocket. You husband and kiddos will be away (but like, no stress, they're coming right back). How would you spend your day, beginning to end?
What internet purchase should I waste money on next week?
Evie, you’re just real. Thank you. My question is how do I not spiral with guilt and anxiety for hours after losing my temper and patience with my toddler? 2.5 years old, obsessed with me, and today I fed him garbage (Pringles, fruit snacks, a cake pop, juice) and raised my voice and stomped away from him while he cried and cried. He is my precious boy and yet I don’t act like it in the moment?
how does your experience of writing code relate to your experience of writing text (or vice versa)?
How do you reconcile the joy of writing with the grind of hustle culture, especially when the rewards are so... vague? What ambitions do you have for your work?
I'm a relatively recent subscriber. I love your writing and your Twitter. As a mom of a 7 year old, its helped me laugh and cope with this year. Have you always been a writer/what's your history with writing? Do you have writing aspirations beyond articles and the newsletter? I guess I'm saying if you wrote a memoir or book of essays I'd buy it!
How is sleep consulting going? Are you liking it? Do you notice any trends or issues everyone seems to grapple with?
Okay but what should I actually make for dinner next week if I don't have Nothing Fancy (should I just get it), and also where would you go if you had 4 weeks and unlimited budget and somebody else watching the kids (either at home or just like hanging out separate from you at the resort let's say)