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My Mom And I Discuss What Constitutes A ‘Woman Child’ Vs. A ‘Grown Up’

My Mom And I Discuss What Constitutes A 'Woman Child' Vs. A 'Grown Up'

Over the course of considering that absurdly trollsome and judgmental “woman child’ article a Girls writer posted on Jezebel recently (you can google it if you want, I’m not driving more traffic to it), my thoughts kept returning to my own primary female role model: my mom, who manages to be both a.) fun-loving, and b.) a lawyer. So I decided to discuss with her what makes someone a grownup, in her mind. More »