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Parenting/Motherhood
I feel like this is really important and crucial since it’s directly connected to what makes us women. Having advice and solidarity from other women regarding raising children in a TRA world is virtually impossible to find but seems critical. And especially not wanting to pepper other circles with childfree women (who deserve and and have every right to be and should also have their own circle) with posts about it because it would seem rude and alienating and potentially silencing to both kinds of women.
I've been talking with the mods about this - it's primarily a short-term issue because they are overworked and they would need to do a lot of thought into the rules. It's on my list to help out when I am ready.
Yeah, I think each should have their own circles. My understanding is the mods are overworked as it is, but eventually it would be really nice to have a place to talk about raising kids in a feminist manner. You can get good responses on here and solidarity from other mothers, but there are many children women who still weigh in. Their perspectives can be helpful, but I'd like to be able to just converse with other mothers.
Until they announce that new circles are happening, I think any motherhood discussions can be posted to Women, since it says “women only.” On top of that, you can always request that only mothers respond. Obviously there’s no way to control who responds, but it’s worth a shot.
For sure. It's not a pressing issue, would just be nice to have eventually.