How to say no to plans.
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Some of my favorite writers over at The Atlantic had a discussion recently about the inevitable conflict between introverts and extroverts in the coming shot-girl summer. As they put it: "Post-vaccine life may breed some misunderstandings between the extroverts who want to dive headfirst into a sea of other people and the introverts who are excited to see their friends but don't want to pack their schedules so full that they have no time to just be." |
Surprisingly to some people, because I talk so much, I am somewhat introverted. I have a very limited budget of energy for hanging out with others before I shut down and need to be alone at home in soft pants. I don't expect this to change now that I am fully vaccinated, and I wrote about how to say no to plans you don't want to make. |
Also this week, Jim Tankersley and Dana Goldstein have a rundown of what's in the Biden administration's American Families Plan, which includes funding for universal prekindergarten education, a federal leave program and free community college for all. Emily Badger and Claire Cain Miller discuss a new benefit for American families going into effect this summer which will deliver a check of $250 to $300 per child per month, except to the wealthiest households. They emphasize how that benefit is revolutionary, because it will be given to parents regardless of whether they work for pay. |
Finally, I wrote this week about why perimenopause — the years leading up to the end of a woman's period, or menopause — is still such a mystery. It has to do with the historical and cultural baggage around women aging (Victorian doctors thought menopausal women grew scales and suffered from "'morbid irrationality"); and the fact that we are still learning about the science behind the menopausal transition. Come for the discussion of symptoms, stay for the phrase "murderous lizard people." |
| Parenting can be a grind. Let's celebrate the tiny victories. |
My 12-year-old and I discovered we could use the Notes app on my phone to write back and forth to each other about tricky topics he's not comfortable talking about out loud. — Caitlin Van Dusen, Brooklyn, N.Y. |
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