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Tales from An American Housewife

Once I was An American Housewife in London. Now I'm home, and blocked in Turkey.

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  • The Housewife, the Stay-at-Home Mom, and the Having It All question

    The Housewife, the Stay-at-Home Mom, and the Having It All question

    Who calls herself a “housewife” anymore?
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jan 26, 2016
    The Road Not Taken

    The Road Not Taken

    What if we had tried to be more than we thought we could be?
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jan 26, 2016
    Diary of a Gen X Mom: That mom

    Diary of a Gen X Mom: That mom

    A Tale of Two Lives — one with a village and one without
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jul 20, 2018
    Woman Alone

    Woman Alone

    Supposedly-feminist trends in modern fairy tales
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    Leslie Loftis
    Mar 13, 2017
    About the Tagline: What does “blocked in Turkey” mean?

    About the Tagline: What does “blocked in Turkey” mean?

    “You are apparently banned in Turkey,” my husband wrote.
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jun 26, 2017
    You Just Don’t Know What Feminism Means

    You Just Don’t Know What Feminism Means

    A post for an answer I repeatedly have to give
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    Leslie Loftis
    Dec 6, 2016
    How to write about motherhood without oversharing

    How to write about motherhood without oversharing

    The Erma Bombeck Rule
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jan 14, 2017
    Lessons, Not Leagues

    Lessons, Not Leagues

    On how quickly overscheduling of children happens
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jan 29, 2017
    Ugly Sex: Remembering Girls

    Ugly Sex: Remembering Girls

    The wages of Second Wave feminism
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jan 26, 2016
    About the Tagline: What does “blocked in Turkey” mean?

    About the Tagline: What does “blocked in Turkey” mean?

    “You are apparently banned in Turkey,” my husband wrote.
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    Leslie Loftis
    Jun 26, 2017
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