Jennifer Senior is a contributing editor at New York and the author of All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood.

"I've had moments in motherhood that have been close to something like religious. But I don't think social scientists say things like, "How many numinous moments have you had?" They don't do that, so you have to figure out what to do. I was suddenly turning to other texts to try and explain all of this."

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Show notes:

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[3:15] All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood (Ecco • Jan 2014)

[6:30] "All Joy and No Fun" (New York • Jul 2010)

[8:30] "Alone Together" (New York • Nov 2008)

[39:00] "Hollywood on the Potomac" (New York Times • Dec 1993)

[39:30] "The Language of the Deaf Evolves to Reflect New Sensibilities" (New York Times • Jan 1994)

[44:15] "Hill Climbing" (New York • Apr 2001)

[44:45] "Sorry, Your Time is Not Up" (New York • Aug 2001)

[45:00] "Some Dark Thoughts on Happiness" (New York • Jul 2006)

[46:00] "Can't Get No Satisfaction" (New York • Oct 2007)

[46:15] "Recession Culture" (New York • May 2009)

[46:15] "Why You Never Truly Leave High School" (New York • Jan 2013)

[56:45] "In Conversation: Antonin Scalia" (New York • Oct 2013)

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