I know a dad who bucked tradition by taking on his wife’s last name so that he could share a matrilineal connection with her and his new daughter. Another family I work with refused (despite pushback) to share their daughter’s birthweight, knowing that the rampant and corrosive judgement of girls’ bodies starts early. I’ve made different choices in my o…
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