Randi Olin

Writer. Editor. Mother. Co-founder/Executive Editor at Motherwell @motherwellmag #GoBlue

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“I couldn’t wait for my son to go, I couldn’t bear the thought of him gone.” New piece on Motherwell from @laurenapfel, with shout outs to @susancain, @JenSeniorNY, @TheDecemberists, and, of course, Julia Donaldson: https://t.co/mHicZKduPl

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"Our kids don’t need the adults in their lives to push for their excellence. What they need to hear is the opposite: that their worth is absolute and their value to us never fluctuates." @JBrehenyWallace @penguinrandom https://t.co/Jvwn4LnUcD

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Our February Group Text pick is “My Last Innocent Year,” by Daisy Florin, a debut novel about a college senior in the ’90s. On the brink of the “real world,” she grapples with finances, grief and a relationship with a professor. https://t.co/7qGhRExQOt

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‘Our kids are, alternately, bemused and mortified by our arrival on this app. The same way they balk at the parents who slink into their Snapchats.’ NEW from executive editor @laurenapfel: https://t.co/YRCNLDX2pw

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“Mama…can you say it?” Surprise. A three-year-old-girl doesn’t feel comfortable defending herself against a grown man. A man that has stated he cares for her and yet, stands here showing zero concern for her wishes about her own body. https://t.co/Gg7dnLr8aV

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This is hard to post, but Tashi is fully on board and even helped me edit the story. We have to do something abt teen depression. First, tell the truth. Thanks @randiolin @laurenapfel https://t.co/rv53C1E9JE via @motherwellmag

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When she dyed her hair purple, I took that as a positive sign. I said, “You must be feeling better.”

She said, “Don’t tell me how I’m feeling. That’s how you’re feeling.” https://t.co/YXclsmQiO4

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I am SO excited, @GlennonDoyle and @AbbyWambach, to hear you talking about personality testing! After my husband and I separated, I became obsessed with type and compatibility. I then started dating a woman: https://t.co/lG0XPShQZD

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My 13-year-old looks solemn when I share the news and asks, “What can we do?”

“Rage,” I reply before bursting into angry tears and panic-naming all the horrors to come.

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‘Formula itself isn’t dangerous, but the people who sell it have been doing a convincing impression of big tobacco executives.’ NEW on Motherwell from @holmes_marie: https://t.co/66dFBvZamv

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I've gotten lots of questions from parents on whether and how to talk to kids about what happened yesterday. I shared some thoughts here: https://t.co/8TeB7zjTI3

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In the month of May I'll be interviewing the editors of some of the great mama lit mags. Here's to all the nurturers and caretakers in our lives. I hope to see you there!

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'I am adding to the list of speeches I will continue to make, this one: A woman is in charge of her own reproductive destiny.' @laurenapfel https://t.co/Wdyh164D0O

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JOB OPPORTUNITY! Motherwell is looking for monthly contributing writers, one parenting essayist and one news and culture specialist. Details here, we’d love to hear from you: https://t.co/cENvGFTmOw

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MOTHERWELL IS HIRING. We are looking for two types of monthly contributing writers. See details here: https://t.co/cENvGFTmOw

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When I ask my son if he wants a haircut, he confidently says, “no.” When I ask why, he responds, “because I like it.” And that’s good enough for me. https://t.co/SgiCVVj7Sm

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@laurenapfel 🙌🏻

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My parents are unvaccinated and live in a community that resists masks. Last summer, Mom said our phone calls might have to stop if I kept bringing up ‘the virus.’

NEW on Motherwell from @mscholesyoung:

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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS. Home for the Holidays: What will the holidays be like for you and your family this year? What are you most looking forward to and/or what are you less excited about? Details here: https://t.co/gaNdxUxNV5 @submittable

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'I am a great believer in giving kids appropriate autonomy. The problem is that it’s hard to know what’s appropriate and for which kid at which age.'
NEW, from Motherwell Executive Editor @laurenapfel https://t.co/kRfSUXKlGz