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Why millennial motherhood can feel like rearranging chairs on the Titanic

Alyx Gorman — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:30:07 GMT

Have you ever experienced the Sunday spirals, where you wake up and within a few minutes it feels like the day has already been sucked away by a whirl of responsibilities? In today’s newsletter Kate Lyons and I will talk about that feeling of overwhelm, and why the juggle feels particularly impossible for millennial mothers.

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