— The Mom Room / TikTok I have a friend who works from home. She holes up in her office upstairs while her kids roam around on the main level being watched by a nanny or a grandparent. Despite having help during the day, she still hears every cry. Every whine. Every argument between her kids. She helps with lunch. She takes walks with the kids. She is the default parent. Her husband works at an office in a neighboring town 30 minutes away. And yet, when he comes home from work, he heads to the garage for a workout...
Chaya Raichik & Libs of TikTok Explainer
— Bloomberg/Bloomberg/Getty Images Jess Piper is putting out a warning to Ohio parents: “Chaya Raichik with the Libs of TikTok is coming for your schools.” Piper, Executive Director for Blue Missouri, recently contextualized an August 26 tweet from Raichik reading: “I’m looking for parents anywhere in Ohio who have kids in public schools to be eyes and ears on the ground. Your identity will remain anonymous and protected. Please dm me if you fit this criteria.” In isolation, this call for eyes and ears is fairly neutral if somewhat ominous (what is happening in Ohio that requires anonymous monitoring?). But...