Adaptive Daydream

Adaptive Daydream

No One Is Making Me Do This

The Tradwife, the Girlboss, and the Myth of Women’s Choice

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Alyssa Allegretti
Jun 09, 2026
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Part 3: Behind Every Girlboss is a Deadbeat Dad

I once read an online urban legend about a colony of deadbeat dads dodging docked paychecks somewhere on a remote island outside the bounds of U.S. jurisdiction, and the clickbait struck me as entirely plausible. I cannot tell you how many times a well meaning loved one has told me I should legally aggress …

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