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You Can’t Have It All—And No One Tells Mothers the Truth

Laptop balanced on one knee, child on the other, I do the work I love while holding the child I love even more.
You Can’t Have It All—And No One Tells Mothers the Truth
Families enjoy a day of fall activities with a pumpkin patch, corn maze, pony rides, cow train ride, and other activities at Wright Family Farm in Warwick, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 2024. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times
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After years of leaving my children at home, or bringing the one still breastfeeding along with me to work, the unexpected gift of losing my California restaurants and watching the bureaucratic state collapse around me was this: I got to redesign my life. For the first time, I could be home with my children, even if I was still working.

Mollie Engelhart
Mollie Engelhart
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Mollie Engelhart, regenerative farmer and rancher at Sovereignty Ranch, is committed to food sovereignty, soil regeneration, and educating on homesteading and self-sufficiency. She is the author of “Debunked by Nature”: Debunk Everything You Thought You Knew About Food, Farming, and Freedom—a raw, riveting account of her journey from vegan chef and LA restaurateur to hands-in-the-dirt farmer, and how nature shattered her cultural programming.