mothering

I want to choose my own prison

Or, even better, I want to love myself into doing the thing. Maybe our kids do too.

Dec 20 •

Fran Liberatore

Does excluding under 16s from participating in social media, actually protect them?

We still want children to be seen and not heard.

Dec 8 •

Fran Liberatore

Am I a tradwife if I look like one?

On the worrying intersection of homeschooling, domesticity, tradwifedom and children's autonomy.

Sep 23 •

Fran Liberatore

Chapter Seven: UCP & non-judgment

I'm Substacking a book!

Jul 28 •

Fran Liberatore

Part II, Ch 5: Cultures of Consent

Shifting the cultural & inner landscapes.

Jul 5 •

Fran Liberatore

Who said it was meant to be easy?

A reframe on mothering. Also: a video about the reality of travelling with kids & more on our current move back to the US.

May 24 •

Fran Liberatore

Chapter Two: What is Consent and why do we need it?

EXPANDING CONSENT, PART I; Chapter Two.

May 21 •

Fran Liberatore

EXPANDING CONSENT: PART I. Chapter One: My story

I'm sharing my book on Substack, free to read.

May 16 •

Fran Liberatore

On saying goodbye, again and again.

Also my weekend links & resources, how we're unschooling, and send me AMA questions!!

May 10 •

Fran Liberatore

Why I'm divesting from parenting

And I'm just treating children like people now. Also, the Parenting-Industrial complex, how capitalism birthed intensive parenting, and what about love?

Mar 20 •

Fran Liberatore

How we radicalize ourselves with Sara Sadek

Counter-cultural motherhood, community building and our collective responsibility to meet this moment (and why we can all do our bit!)

Mar 6 •

Fran Liberatore

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Holidays are just regular life, in an unfamiliar place

And how we really need a holiday to recover from the holiday, all while being super grateful we got to go on holiday. Also the value of struggle.

Feb 22 •

Fran Liberatore

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