Parenting in Hard Mode
by Irina Gonzalez (she/her/ella)in 🎭️ Culture
Parenting in Hard Mode
About the Substack
Real talk* about parenting, mental health, social justice, and raising a neurodivergent kid while navigating life as a bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. *For those of us who never quite fit in.
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- All public posts + virtual "thank you" hugs
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- Full archive to posts + Pandemic Mama podcast
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About Irina Gonzalez (she/her/ella)
Journalist, editor, and bisexual Latina mom with ADHD. My 100+ reported and personal essays have been featured in more than 50 national publications.
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