Kathleen Donahoe
Kathleen Donahoe writes poems and essays to make women feel seen and powerful. Smart women who regularly shout out her work include: Anne Helen Peterson, Joanna Goddard, Virginia Sole Smith, Evil Witches. She writes free funny essays at alittlelaugh.substack.com and is working on a novel.
needs
It Was My Childfree Friends Who Gave Me The Reality Check I Needed
In the thick of it, they were the ones who helped me find my way back to myself.
new year
Maybe We Can Be Mothers And Still Feel Free
I’m only realizing now how deeply the pandemic colored my perspective on parenting.
Shopping
Gifts To Get A Tween Boy That Aren’t Just Video Games
None of these gifts are money, a gift card, or a video game, and all of them have skibidi rizz.
Parenting
I Know Nothing About Soccer. I'm Still Coaching My Daughter's Team.
I don’t know much about soccer, but I do know the power of feeling good & strong in your body. And I know I want that for these girls.
I QUIT
Everything Got Better Once I Stopped Cooking For My Family
The mealtimes I dreamed of are happening, just over different kinds of food than the fantasy includes.
Life
How I Finally Learned To Rethink My Ideas About Motherhood & Productivity
Slowness & care is not the mode of being I grew up with, but my kids will know it well.
YOUR ONE WILD AND PRECIOUS LIFE
Folding Clothes Is A Scam
You do not need an excuse to sit down and watch The Bachelorette.
Parenting
Amid A Nationwide Shortage, Moms Are Using Social Media To Find Each Other Formula
“I’m looking for Similac Sensitive.” “Has anyone seen Alimentum?” “Desperate to find Enfamil AR.”
Life
Freedom & Fear: How Multiple Sclerosis Taught Me To Mother
I worried MS meant I couldn't have children, but it made the mother I am.
Pregnancy
A Psychic Predicted My Car Accident In Pregnancy, But We Are All Okay
Sheila, the psychic, told me to be careful driving in September.
