J. Taylor Calderone

Speaking up for the work of motherhood & caregiving. Bylines @FamStudies @Starledger @herviewfromhome. Tiny Victory @NYTParenting. Quotes @Reuters @wealth

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@LTintheCity @JessGrose I just read the newsletter and came on here to make sure you had seen it! Loved seeing your name and words—fantastic!

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@BrookeSiem So so proud! Can’t wait to read! 💕

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@DeniseMBrown3 @coocoocaregiver @LanceARobertson @MagNorris @clare_ansberry So glad you were able to share these insights for this great article, Denise!

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This #LaborDay, I would like to honor all the unpaid, unrecognized labor of #caregiving and #motherhood.

Without this unpaid labor, a paid workforce isn’t possible.

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Summer parenting:

Finding random bruises on your body from days spent in the pool while your not-so-little children climb on you like baby monkeys and you try not to drown.

But the thing is, I wouldn’t trade these moments for anything. And that pretty much sums up #parenthood.

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@KrumblB @HerViewFromHome Thank you so much!

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Short but deeply personal, this is the first time I’ve published these details. (And I’d like to pretend clicks don’t matter, but they do. If you like it, I’d love if you shared it.)
@HerViewFromHome #writerscommunity #motherhood #caregiving #griefandloss
https://t.co/JJHpg0Zyw9

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@cplleadership @HerViewFromHome I’m so sorry for these profound losses in your life. And to be so close together…what an intense time of grief for you. It means a lot that you found healing in this piece. Thank you for reading and for your kind words.

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@cathyfamilyhome @cplleadership @FamilyHomeorg Love to see all these connections. Twitter has its benefits!

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@cplleadership Yes! And for those of us whose leave became more than temporary (I was out for 9yrs caring for my children and my ill parents), I would say the same. My years spent caring were not a “break” by any means, but rather a time of intense skill development.

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Enough said.

[Caring Across Generations #CareCantWait @CaringAcrossGen]

Care.

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Can we at once acknowledge the difficulty of parenthood AND celebrate its beauty? Can we talk about its (at times brutal) reality, and encourage each other to soak up its incomparable joys? ⁦Parenthood isn’t either/or. It’s always both.
@cconaboy⁩ https://t.co/AYi3GqNoO6

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@katehasthoughts @romper Absolutely! I agree. The narrative on motherhood has shifted, and I’m struggling with it. Motherhood is hard, and we shouldn’t shy away from saying it. But it’s beautiful, too, and that part is getting lost. Prompted me to write an op-ed a while back:

https://t.co/ZXoYgQNP2Q

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@katehasthoughts @romper Love the bare honesty and vulnerability of motherhood in this piece. I feel like the media is filled with cheering and “thank God they’ll be gone” themes around back-to-school, and sometimes I wonder, am I the only one who doesn’t feel this way?

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@PaurviBhatt @JillyaneMarie So well put @PaurviBhatt! That’s absolutely it!

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@herandrews I wrote about my experience and the feminist tendency to stigmatize women who prioritize care @FamStudies:

https://t.co/ouGkvJLmXM

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@herandrews As a millennial with an adv. degree who stepped out of the workforce to care for my parents (both of whom fell ill in quick succession) and my young children, this piece hits on some fundamental truths of my experience. Women are stigmatized (by feminists) for prioritizing care.

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So proud of @BrookeSiem, whose book comes out Sept. 6 (and can be preordered!). We’ve been friends since we were kids, and I can say “I knew her when.” She’s a chef (Chopped champion!), an author, and more. I am so happy to see her writing out in the world. It’s much deserved.

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If you’re in the NYC area, pick up a copy of today’s @nypost. You’ll find my book, an op-Ed I wrote, and photos of baby Brooke in the Books section.

https://t.co/qM63PNnETe

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@kfunsocial Congratulations!! And yes, absolutely 💯 forget email and enjoy every second. 😀

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So honored to be a part of the 2022 cohort! Connecting with other caregivers like @AishaAdkins @MomOfMyMom @PaurviBhatt has been so rewarding. I love talking to someone else who “gets it.”

Our collective voice has strength! Change is possible.
#CareCantWait #MillennialCaregiver

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Our fellowship combines leadership development and advocacy training to support our Care Fellows as leaders in care.

Over the next 6 months, our fellows will share their work and care stories. Learn more. ⬇️
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