
Aminatou Sow
Co-Host at Call Your Girlfriend
I’m grounded because I tried to charter a helicopter from New York to Maryland on my dad’s credit card to have dinner with my camp friend…
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2 weeks ago |
aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow
Gentle Suggestions was kind of spicy last week. I asked those of you who are in an open marriage or long term relationship, to share with the class. Are you poly, ENM, don’t like labels? Is it a Don’t Ask Don’t Tell situation or are you enjoying talking to each other about it? How does that feel? What made you open the relationship? How long have you been together? Also if you are simply having an old school affair, I also want to hear from you. We don’t talk enough about affairs anymore.
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2 weeks ago |
aminatou.substack.com | Aminatou Sow
I’m afraid that people forget this is a Muslim and African newsletter. Crème de la Crème is very worldly but we are also very strict and no nonsense about some things over here. Lighting round: Do I stay in my relationship (he’s great but broke) or go for this man who is also really amazing and financially stable? Break up with the broke guy. You can both do better.
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3 weeks 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.
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1 month 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.
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1 month 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.
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