Sara Hendren (@ablerism on micro.blog): catechesis by camera. This is the first time I have encountered the case of Jesse and Ashley Ridgway, and Hendren’s article is a wonderful perspective on one aspect of the story. All I could think of, on the other hand, is our grandmothers’ wisdom: do not share pregnancy news with the outside world for the first 90 days. Sure, there may be some superstition there, but more than anything it saves you from a messy round of sharing any unfortunate updates — which happen more often than you would think — and keeping track of who knows what. So yes, it was completely expected that learning things about the baby in real time along with your YouTube followers may turn sour. May younger generations, who have long ago stopped listening to their parents let alone grandmothers, learn from the Ridgways — and there are many lessons to learn. Vinay Prasad: Shingles vaccine(s) and dementia: the only medical intervention to work faster than Tums.…
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