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Tom Leonhardt's avatar

Hi Melinda, thanks for the behind the scenes insight! I'm a rather new subscriber and haven't had the time to go through your archives, so my suggestion might be off base: First of all, I very much enjoy reading your newsletters as they provide me with a lot of insight and scientific evidence for one of the hardest things I have to do in my life: being a working dad. Your writing is accessible and insightful.

But, as a dad who doesn't just "help" raising his kids, I felt a bit unseen and also not as much as I'd like to be part of your audience if that makes sense. When I opened your newsletter about asking your "partner" for help, I was really surprised that it was mostly about mothers, which in general makes sense. But still, it stung a little. (I had the same feeling when I read "Hunt, gather, parent", but I still cherish that book, and yours of course.) This might be a widely unpopular or strange request, but would you consider publishing a few newsletters about fathers and the role they can play in raising their kids, creating a family etc.?

I hope my comment doesn't come across as condescending or sour. I really appreciate your work.

Best wishes,

Tom

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Amelia's avatar

Virginia Solesmith's recap also pointed out that her subscribers engaged least with anything touching on social justice. I really hope that this doesn't make you stop covering those things (like police violence). They are unpopular (as we know from literally everything that's happening now), but it's not a sign we shouldn't be talking about it! The more we do talk about it, the easier it becomes too engage with.

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