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But don’t worry if you don’t get ‘em this time, mama! The holidays have just begun and you know that Christmas is peak mom-shaming season. Soon you’ll have endless opportunities to try to stand up for yourself and fail all over again!

Trigger Warning: Traumatic Birth, Maternal Mortality

Relax now because you won’t get to enjoy this peace for much longer! Unless…SURPRISE! You have a heart condition that they didn’t catch at your doctor’s appointment because you live in the country with the worst maternal death rate in the developed world.

“Emily has a toddler, but was suddenly so calm and positive. It was disconcerting. I think we all feel safer now that she’s gone,” Robertson slurred as she slurped down her third glass of Yellow Tail Chardonnay. “Where’s that waiter? The hot one with the ass! I wanna bite it!”

We hear you! It's hard to tell the difference between a developmentally normal little one, and a sadistic Romanian military leader who brutally tortured his foes in the 15th century, isn't it!?

If you’re going to raise a son who won’t grow up to be a basic, misogynistic, tunnel-visioned fuck boi, consider the following names.

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The Cleave Is Honored to Have Had the Opportunity to Perform at the 2022 Yes, And… Laughter Lab Showcase.

The Yes, And… Laughter Lab is a competitive incubation lab, pitch program and showcase that lifts up diverse writers and performers creating new comedy about topics that matter. The Laughter Lab is designed to introduce these comedians to the entertainment industry, social justice organizations, philanthropists and activists who can help bring their work into the comedy marketplace – and into movements for social change.

It is run by Center for Media and Social Impact and Moore + Associates.

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Comedians and burnt-out moms, Caitlin Barlow and Kathryn Renée Thomas, are thrilled to announce the birth of The Cleave, a satirical website whose mission is to ensure all American mothers get the support, resources, and agency they need to live healthy lives. The Cleave's edgy and empowering comedy is for the millions of pissed off, overwhelmed, and underserved mothers who are figuring out that “having it all” is actually just code for “doing it all.”