After Obedience: When Freedom Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom

After Obedience: When Freedom Doesn’t Feel Like Freedom

F*** Mother's Day

A Reflection on the Complexities of Mother's Day

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Brittney Walker, ExMo ADHD
May 12, 2025
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Tonight I sat among friends at what we unabashedly called our "Fuck Mother's Day" party. Hard seltzer cans hissed open against the backdrop of knowing laughter. The kind that comes from shared wounds finally given voice. Some of my other friends asked why we would gather under such a provocative banner, and I realized then how much I had taken for grant…

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