Mutha Magazine Alison

Showing that being an artist and being a family member are both full-time, soul-consuming jobs. The Impact

: A reflection on the consumerist and cultural artifacts of childhood. mutha magazine alison

Most parenting media sells you the village . Mutha Magazine sells you the wilderness . "Alison" works because it refuses catharsis. There is no grand epiphany. She doesn't suddenly become a yoga-practicing zen master. Instead, the story ends with Alison sitting on the kitchen floor at midnight, eating cold chicken nuggets, listening to her child breathe on the monitor. It is bleak, yes, but also strangely triumphant. She survived the day. That is the only win that matters. Showing that being an artist and being a