Saying No: The Winter of My Non-Consent

Claire O’Driscoll As parents with young children will attest, the most frequently uttered word your toddler will use is not ‘mama’ or ‘dada’, or any word you desperately want them to say, but the word ‘no’. At around 2 years, this word will issue from your child’s mouth at an astonishing and infuriating rate. ‘Yes’ …

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