Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain

social media manager @CityOfBoise | she/her

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@CartoonsHateHer I was telling someone that I miss maternity leave because of how much TV I got to watch and he told me that he and his wife never once had the TV if their newborn was in the room with them 😵‍💫

[Dr. Bradley J. Sommer 🇵🇸 🇮🇪 @DrHistoryBrad]

I would swap every single data center for like 2 Joanne Fabrics and a Toys R Us.

[massage gun kelly @treswritesstuff]

sorry to lib out but this is like unbelievably beautiful

[Koopa 🐢 @KoopaNJ]

WOKE IS BACK SELL THE KNICKS TO MS RACHEL

[Matt Brown @MattBrownEP]

It's officially Woke 2. We're replacing Pat McAfee on College GameDay with Ms Rachel

[Red, White & Royal Blue Updates @RWRBNews]

the prophecy has been fulfilled

[Amanda Litman @amandalitman]

So I think the vibe has officially shifted.

[Himbo President 🇵🇸 @himbopresident]

Ossoff being a minor character in Trump season one and then coming back in season 10 as a primary antagonist is such good writing

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@milkkarten I actually started crying; this makes me so hopeful the state of social media

[Nicole Blanchard @NMBlanchard]

I remember joining the Statesman almost 11 (!!) years ago and thinking it was a stepping stone to something bigger. But I’m glad I realized how valuable community journalism is, and the value I could bring to it as someone who grew up in Idaho.
Not sure where to put that now.

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@Itz_zayyad1 my gums bled every morning when I brushed my teeth until literally the morning after I gave birth.

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@Stayfreshchees3 @brittilina Like, idk why I'm still arguing with you, but I am OVER the idea that brand new moms should have to be thinking about "fairness" when the experience of childbirth should be centered on them.

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@Stayfreshchees3 @brittilina I never said I wanted to wait weeks/months? This whole conversation is about ~fairness~ in who sees a baby, and that framing led to me having a bad start to motherhood. Moms should feel empowered to express their need in a vulnerable time, especially from those who love them.

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@Stayfreshchees3 @brittilina what is there to gain by pretending its not a major medical event? childbirth was gross, i was gross, there was a lot of blood all around. the problem is there is an expectation that in-laws be invited to the hospital and its hard to set boundaries after All That.

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@ladyloodeeloo thank you for being so brave 😂

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@sue3563 @brittilina lol I love that you live in that world. my MIL held my baby before I did

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@sue3563 @brittilina Ok but no one cared to come when I got home. Everyone wants to see the baby immediately and then go back to their lives.

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@Stayfreshchees3 @brittilina I had perpetually been through 36 hours of active labor, four hours of pushing and an emergency c-section. It is weird that it was expected that people come visit!!! I had just Been Thru It

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@gemthebanker @brittilina omfg you suck so bad but also GUESS WHAT my MIL held my baby before me so their bond is fine

[Elizabeth Kidd-Chamberlain @libbuh]

@smalltown_wife @brittilina sorry to remind you that childbirth is gross????? I had just been through the most traumatic event of my life and then immediately to spend a week making small talk with four boomers while regularly excusing myself to change my own diaper.