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The paradox of modern parenthood, has been translated into 12 languages, and her work has been anthologized in many essay collections, including four. In her new book, jennifer senior takes a closer look at how we quantify joy. Senior attempts to untangle the paradox of modern parenthood. Like the 2010 new york magazine article it grew out of. The paradox of modern parenthood by jennifer senior paperback.
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