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Feb 17, 2024

Acid Sugar: Second Edition

Revised and expanded.

Acid Sugar: Second Edition

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Jul 22, 2021

Top Performing Stories

Readers’ all-time favorites.

Top Performing Stories

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Mar 2

Is Parental Anxiety Costing You “The Village”?

Is your anxiety keeping your children safe, or pushing well-meaning, supportive people away?

Is Parental Anxiety Costing You “The Village”?

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Feb 24

Helicopter Parent: I Understand Why You Hover

Here’s why you should refrain, and how to let your kids be freer.

Helicopter Parent: I Understand Why You Hover

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Aug 8, 2025

Here’s What Most People Don’t Understand About Substack

Bitcoin became mainstream around the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Suddenly, everyone was debating whether Bitcoin was a good investment…

Here’s What Most People Don’t Understand About Substack

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Jul 10, 2025

We Hide Couples Therapy Because It’s Not Romantic to Struggle

When you think of a love story, which image comes to mind?

We Hide Couples Therapy Because It’s Not Romantic to Struggle

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May 20, 2025

What’s More Important, Having the Child or Keeping the Guy?

To every woman who’s been told she should have walked away sooner.

What’s More Important, Having the Child or Keeping the Guy?

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Dec 30, 2024

My Boyfriend Is Doing the Dishes, and I’m Not Happy

Even though I should be.

My Boyfriend Is Doing the Dishes, and I’m Not Happy

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Dec 17, 2024

What I Missed When I Switched Careers in My 30s

My sketch of a plan and its plot holes.

What I Missed When I Switched Careers in My 30s

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Dec 6, 2024

Reading Thomas Hardy in the Age of AI

And wondering where we’re going from here.

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Renata Ellera Gomes

Renata Ellera Gomes

Writing about love, relationships, culture, and life in general. Get my book, Acid Sugar, at shorturl.at/hvAVX

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