Archive - Mothers Under the Influence

Turning our attention to the audience

I'm developing a new project. Perhaps you'd like to help?

Nov 9, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

May 2022

Big changes at Mothers Under the Influence

Hello all you beloved paying subscribers to Mothers Under the Influence!

May 4, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

April 2022

Are momfluencers getting more boring?

Maybe, but Bekah Martinez resists the trend.

Apr 6, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

March 2022

Thoughts on creating a meaningful enclosure around appropriate fatness, and on why posing for pictures sucks in general.

Mar 26, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

Dirtying the feed

Much like how refined men of the 80s read Playboy “for the articles,” I follow most momfluencers “for the interiors.”

Mar 3, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

February 2022

We tell ourselves stories in order to live/laugh/love

Plus: A helpful lesson from Led Zeppelin

Feb 14, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

Nuke it from orbit

The nuclear family as Instagram's hermeneutic of home

Feb 2, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

January 2022

The Poetics of Rudy Jude

Tony's wearing a gold chain in the wood-fired hot tub, and the time has come to discuss what's going on here.

Jan 16, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

Rootin' tootin' charcutin'

Charcuterie boards as fantasies or nightmares of abundance

Jan 4, 2022 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

December 2021

What worries me about making a family into a brand

It has nothing to do with the kids' privacy

Dec 10, 2021 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

November 2021

Is "cozy season" a cry for help?

We are burrowed deep within cozy season on social media.

Nov 10, 2021 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

October 2021

Letterboards: Why?

The birth, exploitation and death of an Instagram engagement tool

Oct 17, 2021 •

Kathryn Jezer-Morton

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