Archive - One Tough Mother - Newsletter

Is. 8 Vol 4. From Despair to Action: Conscious Parenting Can Change the World

Non-coercion calls into question all systems of control and power. That is exactly what we need in order to create children and people who are awake to…

Jul 19 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

May 2024

Is. 8 Vol III: Will your children still love you when they're older?

The troubling paradigm of being a "good enough" parent

May 6 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

April 2024

Momfluencers: What does Elyse Myers owe us?

Did the internet really “bully” TikTok star Elyse Myers off the app because it’s mean-spirited, cruel & foaming at the mouth to dethrone a reigning…

Apr 2 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

March 2024

Birthdays & Business & Liberation

My small business, One Tough Mother, turned 4 today. Four years ago I launched this company on my birthday. I thought making the products was the hard…

Mar 25 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

International Women's Day

Go past the simplistic idea that a female representation is powerful in an of itself.

Mar 11 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

February 2024

I advocated for Palestine. I got called out for anti-Black racism.

Here's why they were right. And why it matters for our kids.

Feb 19 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

January 2024

Your “friends” are gaslighting you.

And your children are watching.

Jan 19 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

Why do you care so much?

As mothers, why shouldn't a "war on children" hurt us deeply?

Jan 9 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

October 2023

Indoctrination, war & parenting

A brief interlude from the Millennial Parenting series to share my thoughts on parenting in the wake of the Palestinian genocide.

Oct 22, 2023 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

Issue 8 Vol. 2: Has Millennial Parenting Gone Too Far?

+ 4 reasons why you're parenting right. You know, in case some asshole asks.

Oct 12, 2023 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

August 2023

Issue 8. Vol. I: Millennial Parents – Why are we the way we are?

The beginning of this four part series is, admittedly, intense.

Aug 16, 2023 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

July 2023

Issue No. 7: Tablet Guilt

On the unbearable anxiety of whether to let our kids watch TV. Yeah, I know.

Jul 21, 2023 •

Kristine Sostar McLellan

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