Health & Wellness
I have biological offspring, I think. The Auntie Bulletin is two years old! Happy birthday to us! I want to get to today’s actual post about the time I donated my eggs, but since we’ve hit a milestone, I also want to take this opportunity to fill you
A Better World
Reframing unscheduled time Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I had a super busy life. During the 2019-2020 school year, for example, I was finishing my dissertation[[1]] and teaching graduate-level teacher preparation classes at the University of Washington. I was coaching novice teachers all over the region,
Culture
Aunties as refuge I'm open about the Auntie Bulletin business finances, and right now I'm offering 30% off Auntie Bulletin subscriptions, forever, for readers on Ghost only. As content continues to be shared on this platform, I'm hoping we can row together like the
Community Care
“Attunement to a small person's needs is there in anyone, ready to get unlocked.” There’s not much social science research out there about alloparents. Here’s where you tend to find us: in biological research about the animal kingdom (elephants, whales, birds, primates – lots of aunties!) and
Culture
Uncomfortable truths that you probably won’t like, from someone who’s been forced to rest a lot. Rest! It’s the best! Or at any rate, rest would be the best if it weren’t so stupidly hard to pull off. Sure, it’s hard to carve out the
Family
So 👋 many 👋 waving 👋 hand 👋 emojis 👋. I don’t know about you, but the idea that sensitive, neurodivergent, introverted adults would be great with kids strikes me as counterintuitive. Those of us with sensory sensitivities (hi! 👋) often have very specific needs around lighting, noise levels, smells, messes, and bodies careening around