Ella Sharpei

Mom, minister, doula. My love languages are sarcasm, Bavarian cream donuts, and Oxford commas.

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@cmyoung1971 @DeeGoingsGirl As a woman who is a minister, I understand it very well. This is not a hypothetical world for me, it is my life. I am grateful to work in a male-dominated space with good men who understand that it matters that I can meet 1 on 1 with men - for my job, ministry, and self-worth.

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@HarrisFanaroff We stopped until they were older. I want eating out to be fun for me and it was too stressful and not fun when they were little.

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@tyromper Nah this ain’t it. Women are TIRED of carrying the mental load.

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@Archimusik @piper4missouri Simply objectively wrong, my friend.
My husband died unexpectedly leaving me, an able-bodied working mom, as solo parent to our 3 kids. Childcare alone is $2500/mo.
There are many scenarios in which providing for children is a struggle. A little compassion would go a long way.

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@influenya @AshleyGWinter It looks like Georgia is taking a step in that direction https://t.co/T0kfGCHmee

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This app summed up in one tweet

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@rbbowman7 @kaylajohnsonatl @michael_cutcher @ShannonDingle It is, though. It is an either-or argument and situation. You can’t pick both.

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Need to make my kids lunch but the cat just laid down on my lap so I guess they’re on their own

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@DrJenGunter This is a more nuanced conversation than whether medical data exists to support pain management in labor though. There are many factors that lead someone to manage pain or not. Can we normalize listening and informed decision making as a team?

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@kevinmyoung That last sentence!

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On the Chickfila sign it was advertising family night with what I read as “Texas shakes” but then I realized it actually said Texas snakes and I cannot adequately describe how quickly my level of interest plummeted

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This is why I believe the human race will ultimately survive. Because we may burn the world down but then we also do things like this

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It’s only Tuesday, what on earth

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@annarobin6 @DanWuori As I said, nuance is hard on his app. But I also think these are important conversations to have.

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@willettasnotes @DanWuori Yes that’s quite possible. My hope is also to offer some grace to parents who read this post and feel they don’t measure up, which is unfortunately so easy to feel especially when you have a new baby.

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@RPPSanford @DanWuori Hm. I wonder if it’s possible that people you’re talking to on this app have life circumstances that they didn’t sign up for, and some compassion could be warranted?

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@maggie_xer @DanWuori This is exactly right.

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@DanWuori It can be. More is better, except when it isn’t.

Nuance is hard on this app but I think it matters especially in spaces like parenting where guilt and shame are so prevalent.

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@njames718 @sailemptyskies @newvangelicals @JoelWBerry As a doula and mom of 3 healthy deliveries, this is absolutely false.