May 12, 2026 · 16 min · 13 segments
Have you heard of #Maycember? It's the viral term capturing what parents — especially moms — experience every May: a relentless pile-on of teacher gifts, summer camp signups, end-of-year events…
Leah RuppannerHost
What we're asking parents to do is to be everything at all moments in time to everyone.
As a sociologist, I've made it my life's mission to take down every ridiculous gender myth out there.
Like, do pretty people get paid more, or are women better multitaskers? This is Misperceived.
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What we're asking parents to do is to be everything at all moments in time to everyone.
As a sociologist, I've made it my life's mission to take down every ridiculous gender myth out there.
Like, do pretty people get paid more, or are women better multitaskers? This is Misperceived.
