Aminatou Sow

4 days ago | aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow

Hello! I want to start by acknowledging this might be a deranged thing to ask a stranger on the internet, however lovely that stranger is. But it is not an exaggeration to say I have been agonizing over this question for 3 years. Should I have a third child? I have two boys ages 5.5 and 4 years. They are sweet, demanding, and very high energy. I am finding motherhood EASIER year over year (fuck the haters who say, "It doesn't get easier") and excited about elementary school in the fall.

2 weeks ago | aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow

I keep having the kinds of interactions that remind me why it’s good to leave the house. I love staying inside. Inside is very good. Inside is cozy. I pay a lot of money to live inside. But wow, have you been outside lately? It’s pretty good. Some options:Love (2024) // Dag Johan Haugerud—I’ve seen the movie twice now but I’m honestly seeing the trailer for the first time. The trailer does not accurately convey just how charming and intelligent this movie is.

2 weeks ago | aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow

Trying to survive in current circumstances feels hard. How do we find joy? How do we make this time one that feels good while feeling overall bad? Hello. This feels so vague and I struggle when things are vague. When you say the current circumstances….do you mean American politics? The economy on the brink of collapse? The overall very bad political vibe around the globe? Or some specific circumstance in your life I don’t know about? I wrote a couple weeks ago about going through a depressive episode.

1 month ago | aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow

Should I get botox? I feel like every women I know my age (33) is getting it, and I am not blind nor above vanity. I like my wiry grey hairs, until I don't and I get my hair colored. I use benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin on my face twice a day to prevent acne. I know my face has visibly aged, and I can't help envy the smooth foreheads surrounding me. I fear that five/ten years from now, I will look way older than people my age who did get botox.

1 month ago | aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow

I hope this is not too much. I had a binge drinking problem about 5-6 years ago that culminated in a trip to the hospital for alcohol poisoning and losing the trust of my best friends and family. Anywho, I've worked hard over the years to control my drinking and have regained the trust of those people. But, I feel myself slipping. I don't drink at home, apart from an occasional beer during a movie, and can go out to dinner or a happy hour and have one or two drinks and go home.