“Just Get a Babysitter” — And Other Unhelpful Tips for Overwhelmed Parents

Date nights are not going to solve the lack of systemic support for parents and other caregivers

Kerala Taylor
7 min readApr 4

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It’s Saturday night, and I’m frantically scurrying around the kitchen. I’ve just spattered myself with neon powdered cheese, which was in the process of dissolving into butter and…

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Kerala Taylor

Award-winning writer. Interrupting notions of what it means to be a mother, woman, worker, and wife. Subscribe: https://keralataylor.substack.com