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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I find myself wishing [for the] answer of a UTI. If it’s a UTI, then I did the right thing by bringing him in. If it’s a UTI, we’ll get an antibiotic and go home. He’ll feel better by the end of the day, & I was not an overreacting flake who rushed her baby to the emergency room for an upset tummy.
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Second-Guessed Equations in the Emergency Room
The constant uncertainty of motherhood math
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“To be a mom, I rearranged my life. At first, I had to concentrate on her with every fiber of my being, protect her at all cost. Now she needs to pull away, which she does—a little bit more each day. I have to learn how to focus elsewhere more and more. It feels like a trick.”
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I No Longer Laugh at Amy Poehler's “Cool Mom” Character In Mean Girls. Because, Now That I’m a Mom of a Teen Girl, I Basically Am Her.
The uncool “cool mom” deserves some understanding, not our scornful laugh.
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Ozymomdias @ozymomdias.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Hi Pom friends! Excited to get all up in your notifications promoting the excellent writing and thoughtful reflections of your favorite Pom writers and guests.
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Zoe Thorne @zoethorne.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I've been a reader of the Pom for a while so it was a pleasure to be able to write for them about my experience of motherhood and picking your battles.
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Lily Hirsch @lilyehirsch.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thrilled to be with The Pom!
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We are thrilled to announce that @lilyehirsch.bsky.social has joined The Pom's creative team! www.the-pom.com/p/new-editor...
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New Editor on the Pomegranate Team!
Lily Hirsch joins our crew.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“What I’ve learned […] is that you get to pick one thing that is important to you and your family, and you fight for that one. Maybe two, if you’re lucky and have a LOT of energy. But that’s it.” Guest essay by Zoe Thorne @zoethorne.bsky.social www.the-pom.com/p/the-myth-o...
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The Myth of the Easy Baby
There are the battles you choose to fight, and those that aren’t worth the price of winning.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
The Pom team is excited to welcome Kylie, @ozymomdias.bsky.social, to our ranks as Social Media Manager! @amycolleen.bsky.social is actually letting go of a task for once (#eldestdaughter) and focusing energies on writing/editing, so Kylie will be your point person here and on FB/IG going forward. 🥳
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
"We need to acknowledge that people who have been exposed to a more curated, good-looking, best-case-scenario vision of parenthood will naturally feel shell-shocked when they bring the baby home from the hospital." www.the-pom.com/p/why-dont-p...
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Why Don't People Talk About Parenthood The Way I Want Them To?
On internet debates, "toxic" positivity, and the joy of reading a picture book.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
📣CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS📣 The Pom is seeking thoughtful, reflective personal essays about modern motherhood for our fall lineup. We want to hear a story from your life with a nuanced takeaway or an invitation to deeper consideration. Please take a look
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ADHD of the Day @adhdoftheday.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is a vulnerable one 🩷 Thanks so much to @amycolleen.bsky.social for her guidance in editing and @thepom.bsky.social for publishing another one of these from me. Writing them feels like turning my brain inside out like a purse, shaking it to get out every last crumb (in a good way!)
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
We're happy to be hosting @adhdoftheday.bsky.social at The Pom today, with a lovely and poignant guest piece about bonding with newborns. www.the-pom.com/p/when-bondi...
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When Bonding With Your Baby Takes Time
The course of true love never did run smooth.
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Emily Mullin @emilymullin.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I'm a staff writer at @wired.com and I'm looking to speak with parents of immunocompromised kids, especially those in areas with measles outbreaks, and how you're dealing with back to school with rising cases. emily_mullin@wired.com
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
We hit 2k! 🥳 Congratulations to @arielwittenberg.bsky.social! She won a comped subscription for one year, starting today!
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genna @genna.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
my fave Jessica DeFino piece on this: "'Reclaiming' is not better than the original fallacy. It still frames the physical body as a marker of worth." "Wrinkles are not morally bad, and they are not morally good...they come with the territory of having a body." www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Should you be getting Botox? Welcome to Ask Ugly, our new beauty column!
In the inaugural edition, our expert answers if one should be ‘proactive about anti-ageing’
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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Interaction I’m tired of goes as follows Person 1: We should not normalize women feeling like they need to use fillers and injections to feel good about themselves Person 2 (has Botox): Wowwwww so now we’re telling women what to do with their bodies? I thought you liked feminism
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
We are getting really close to the 2k subscriber mark. When we hit it, we'll choose a free subscriber at random from our "most engaged" page to comp for a year! the-pom.com
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
"You can erase all of the traits of your foremothers, and you can still be just short of the ideal," writes @lindsayfickas.bsky.social for paid subscribers today. www.the-pom.com/p/i-am-sick-...
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I am Sick and Tired of Calling Natural Aging "Brave"
This era is going to be marked by the rise of the medspa.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Are you a Bluey Fan, a Bluey Hater, or a secret third thing? @headoverhills.bsky.social makes her debut at The Pom today with @amycolleen.bsky.social to break down the good and iffy of the show! www.the-pom.com/p/bluey-is-n...
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Bluey Is Not a Perfect Show (and that's okay)
The cartoon dogs may have stolen our hearts, but we’re not taking (all our) parenting lessons from them.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Incredible stuff from Aliza Zelin Neidich. Thunderous applause. Transcript from the Annual Meeting of the Global Children’s Shoe-Sizing Consortium www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/tra...
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Transcript from the Annual Meeting of the Global Children’s Shoe-Sizing Consortium
“Welcome, delegates. Before we begin, I’d like to congratulate everyone on another successful year of making children’s shoe sizing completely incomprehensib...
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
"When she first requested a gingerbread house cake, I thought it was a passing fancy, but to my dismay, each time I asked, the answer came back the same. E knew what she wanted: it was gingerbread or bust." - @beccys.bsky.social in The Pom today. www.the-pom.com/p/the-night-...
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The Night Gingerbread Broke Me
The birthday cake that made me face all my failures as a mother.
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Beccy S @beccys.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Thrilled to be writing for @thepom.bsky.social again! www.the-pom.com/p/the-night-...
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The Night Gingerbread Broke Me
The birthday cake that made me face all my failures as a mother.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"It’s not just things kids want, it’s things you are told they need. Things you are told they will suffer without. It is also, quite simply, things that would make your life easier." www.the-pom.com/p/all-the-pe...
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All the Perfect Moms Are Rich
Money can't buy happiness, right?
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Coming tomorrow morning, a new essay from @taylorschu.bsky.social! open.substack.com/pub/thepom/p...
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All the Perfect Moms Are Rich
Money can't buy happiness, right?
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Happy book birthday to @shanders.bsky.social and THE GREAT WHEREVER, out today wherever books are sold!!! We've had the honor of hosting Shannon as a guest writer at The Pom and can confirm her debut novel showcases the same--and even greater--talent. www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
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THE GREAT WHEREVER | Kirkus Reviews
A hapless woman reconnects with her family in this debut novel.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"So few contemporary novels, I have lamented often to friends, deal with the nuts and bolts of early motherhood." @amycolleen.bsky.social reviews NATURAL DISASTER by Lisa Owens. thepom.substack.com/p/the-relent...
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The relentless sprint and heartfelt relatability of Lisa Owens' NATURAL DISASTER
A review of a tenacious novel of early motherhood, on sale 7/7/26.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
"I balance paper cups, plastic cups, straws, lids flimsier than the White House’s grip on sanity, and hustle us to a table. I forgot to get myself a fountain drink, but no matter. I tear open our 40-pack of water bottles like a ravenous beast." www.the-pom.com/p/how-to-wra...
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How to Wrangle Two Kids and a Cart Full of Groceries in a Costco Bathroom While Your Life Flashes Before Your Eyes
With apologies to Marjorie Priceman and the traditional Catholic understanding of the Seven Deadly Sins.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
"Why can’t I get through a doctor’s appointment, a grocery store trip, sometimes even a school drop-off without a lollipop or a Hot Wheels bribe? ... Why does the inside of my car always look like a Cheerio box and a toy factory had a baby that exploded?" www.the-pom.com/p/confession...
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Confessions of a Chaos Mom
Some parents make the hard look easy; I make the easy look hard. (Guest Post)
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ADHD of the Day @adhdoftheday.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Today I’ve been published for the first time so don’t mind me while I’m all up in my Jo March feels 🥹 Having it be in my favorite parenting newsletter— @thepom.bsky.social —makes it all the much sweeter. Thanks to @amycolleen.bsky.social and team for giving a newbie a chance
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Ashley ☀️🕶 @misssashleyrae.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I love this post so much. I relate to so much of it.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Anna Brian @adhdoftheday.bsky.social makes her Pom debut today with a heartfelt essay about the connection to be found in the messiest moments. www.the-pom.com/p/confession...
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Confessions of a Chaos Mom
Some parents make the hard look easy; I make the easy look hard. (Guest Post)
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Happy Father's Day! Humorist and essayist Andrew Knott joins us today with a guest essay. www.the-pom.com/p/noah-kahan...
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Noah Kahan and Parenting in the In-Between
Managing clutter, both inside and out. (Guest Post)
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
"I fall asleep with the distinct feeling of standing on a precipice," writes Fortesa Latifi, contemplating impending new motherhood (for the second time) on The Pom today. www.the-pom.com/p/day-in-the...
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Day in the Life of a Journalist, 36 Weeks Pregnant, Living With Hyperemesis
Hanging in there and prepping for a C-section.
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Lindsay Fickas @lindsayfickas.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Getting my sourdough starter going is making me kind of see what the trad wives are on about. Like wow yeah, I’m making something out of nothing. The universe is mine to tame At the same time, I do think women should still be able to vote
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
CONTENT CALL: Anticipating August, we're looking for school-themed essays at The Pom! We want to hear about the teachers who made a difference, the decisions you've agonized over, how you've handled bullying, a day in your life as a teacher or homeschool parent. Guidelines below. #callforsubmissions
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Key & Peele Substitute Teacher: Thank You
ALT: Key & Peele Substitute Teacher: Thank You
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
CONTENT CALL: Anticipating August, we're looking for school-themed essays at The Pom! We want to hear about the teachers who made a difference, the decisions you've agonized over, how you've handled bullying, a day in your life as a teacher or homeschool parent. Guidelines below. #callforsubmissions
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Key & Peele Substitute Teacher: Thank You
ALT: Key & Peele Substitute Teacher: Thank You
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Did you read Jenny Mollen's #boymom post? What did you think of it? Emotional enmeshment is the discussion topic at The Pom today--when do we cross the line from making a joke to being creepy? www.the-pom.com/p/lets-discu...
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Let's Discuss: Mom of Boys or #BoyMom?
Where's the line between stereotype and toxicity?
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
"At 12:19 I arrive at Bryant Park. It is so pretty! David already has a poké bowl and he admires my chicken platter but suggests pork would have been a better option. I tell him there was no pork option at the Halal cart." Aisling Marron in The Pom today: www.the-pom.com/p/day-in-the...
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Day in the Life of a New York City SAHM Prepping for a Four-Year-Old's Birthday Party
HOW many kids are coming?!?
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Amy Colleen wrote about how moms can never get it right in The Pom last week:
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Amy Colleen @amycolleen.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
I did *not* touch on this specific concept in the article, but as I was writing, I kept thinking of how @headoverhills.bsky.social put it: people are horrified at the idea of a child being spanked but somehow expect all children to behave as if they have been. www.the-pom.com/p/control-yo...
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Control Your Child's Behavior, But Not Like That
Hey mama, you have NOT got this.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Thank you to everyone who signed up for a paid membership in May! We raised $128.88 (after Substack and Stripe took their cuts), all of which will be donated to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. Thank you for helping us help moms in need.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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Let's Discuss: What Time Do Your Kids Go to Bed?
What are doctors and psychologists advising, and what's actually happening?
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
A year ago, @laureneahmed.bsky.social wrote a pithy piece about the "sorry you married a loser, babe" phenomenon on social media. It's not great, babe! www.the-pom.com/p/someone-to...
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Someone Told the Trads About the Mental Load
Talking about your husband as an achievement robs everyone of autonomy
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Lindsay Fickas @lindsayfickas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
As always, @taylorschu.bsky.social kills it
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Taylor @taylorschu.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
My latest for @thepom.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/thepom/p...
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Was Motherhood Really Easier in the Nineties?
Taylor Schumann reflects on tech, nostalgia, and an innocence that ended with 9/11.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
"The nostalgia we feel for a 90s childhood is a nostalgia for a specific moment in time: a time marked by freedom, simplicity, connection with people, and the ability to disconnect fully from the internet," writes @taylorschu.bsky.social. www.the-pom.com/p/was-mother...
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Was Motherhood Really Easier in the Nineties?
Taylor Schumann reflects on tech, nostalgia, and an innocence that ended with 9/11.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
"My children’s innocence feels so fleeting and so fragile, and yet it is one of the heaviest things I carry," writes @taylorschu.bsky.social in her debut essay for The Pom. Sign up as a paid subscriber today to read the whole thing tomorrow! All proceeds in May will go to centralpafoodbank.org.
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Central Pennsylvania Food Bank
Serving 27 counties in Central PA, we provide meals to children, families, and seniors facing hunger. Donate, volunteer, or find food today.
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
A year ago, @clhubes.bsky.social 's pandemic baby turned five-- and now he is six! Here's a lookback at a poignant essay she wrote about her son's birth during the height of Covid lockdowns. www.the-pom.com/p/my-pandemi...
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My Pandemic Baby Is Turning Five
Looking back on 2020.
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Suzannah Rowntree @suzannahrowntree.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
yep, yep, yep, AND yep
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The Pomegranate @thepom.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
A year ago, we featured this lovely essay by @shanders.bsky.social, author of COMPANY and the forthcoming novel THE GREAT WHEREVER. As summer looms again, it’s an excellent time for a re-read! www.the-pom.com/p/summer-cam...
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Summer Camps Are Not Just Childcare (Guest Post)
a guest essay by Shannon Sanders
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