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.
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.
