By Amy Thunig-McGregor
Publication Date: 2026-01-15 18:42:00
There’s so much going deeply wrong in the world right now, but when it comes to the area of life I have control over – my home, my heart, and my place in my community – I’m the happiest I’ve ever been.
At 37, with children ranging in age from newborn to teenager, I feel deep gratitude for my life as I put on my apron, cook hearty meals from scratch, wipe down our long kitchen table, and pick up toys from the floor.
Parenting isn’t for everyone, but it is for me. And I love opening our home to family and community, taking herbs from our neighbors’ gardens, sharing eggs from our backyard chickens, and gathering to eat while a group of children run around our house screaming and sometimes fighting.
I’m sure reading it caused a wave of fear for some. Was I picked up and put into the alt-right pipeline? Has marriage and too much time on social media turned me into a tradwife? But since when have there been essentially radical acts -…
