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Amil
@amil.bsky.social
Freelance Writer (NYT, Guardian, WaPo, Globe&Mail, etc) monthly columnist @ The Cut
I’ve already heard from so many other women who feel the same way, it’s refreshing to see Im not alone but funny that we don’t talk about this side of having a baby in your 40s more often @TheCut
Insomnia, irritation, brain fog & anxiety: is it postpartum, perimenopause or some cursed combination of both? Just some stuff I’ve been obsessing over since having a baby at 41 — for @TheCut I get into some of truth behind having a baby after 40
Is It Perimenopause or Postpartum?
When I had my third baby at 41, I was confident I could get through what came next. Now, I’m afraid I’ll never feel “normal” or like myself again.
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April 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Thoughtful, validating piece by @amil.bsky.social on an experience that doesn't get talked about enough. www.thecut.com/article/how-...
Is It Perimenopause or Postpartum?
When I had my third baby at 41, I was confident I could get through what came next. Now, I’m afraid I’ll never feel “normal” or like myself again.
www.thecut.com
April 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Reposted by Amil
This week! @amil.bsky.social talks about weaning her kids off YouTube. Like everything else in parenting, it takes a village. Plus period cups, various chit chat, and more!

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Does YouTube Deserve Our Kids Attention? With Amil Niazi
Podcast Episode · The Mother Of It All · 03/17/2025 · 1h 4m
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March 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Insomnia, irritation, brain fog & anxiety: is it postpartum, perimenopause or some cursed combination of both? Just some stuff I’ve been obsessing over since having a baby at 41 — for @TheCut I get into some of truth behind having a baby after 40
Is It Perimenopause or Postpartum?
When I had my third baby at 41, I was confident I could get through what came next. Now, I’m afraid I’ll never feel “normal” or like myself again.
www.thecut.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM
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Whatever happens next, the fall of the Assad regime means the end of a horrible tyranny. Thinking tonight of its many many victims.
December 8, 2024 at 3:41 AM
the milestones evolve as your kids get older, tonight it was my 7 yr old voluntarily clearing the dinner plates and then scooping and bringing out ice cream for the whole family for dessert! if you’re in the trenches w a little one, there is some amazing light at the end of the baby tunnel
December 8, 2024 at 1:31 AM
blue sky has no sauce, no chaos, no heartbeat i’m sorry
December 4, 2024 at 12:18 AM
I wish I could say I was shocked by the announcement that the original Vanderpump Rules cast were being turfed, but after breakups, marriages, divorces and babies (there’s and mine) it feels like time to move on
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/television/article-vanderpump-rules-recast/
The original Vanderpump Rules cast outgrew its reality show drama, and I did too
Who wanted to watch a bunch of servers fighting with each other at over-the-top birthday parties they’re too old to be throwing for themselves? I did.
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 4, 2024 at 12:18 AM
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The original Vanderpump Rules cast outgrew its reality show drama, and I did too - column by @amil.bsky.social www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/televis...
The original Vanderpump Rules cast outgrew its reality show drama, and I did too
Who wanted to watch a bunch of servers fighting with each other at over-the-top birthday parties they’re too old to be throwing for themselves? I did.
www.theglobeandmail.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:10 PM
watched the new ben stiller movie nutcrackers last night, very tender family movie but my 4 yr old was flummoxed by so much rule-breaking by the boys in the film. at one point the farm dog gets let out of the house alone and she made me pause and said, “is there a gate?”
December 1, 2024 at 10:32 PM
watching hot frosty and matt asked in disgust if i would marry a snowman if he died and idk i guess i might
November 30, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Theres so much joy, lightness and laughter that seems to get left out of the parenthood conversation these days, I wrote about what we’ve stopped saying @thecut https://www.thecut.com/2023/02/the-good-parts-of-parenting.html
What We Never Say About Parenting
It’s good, actually.
www.thecut.com
November 30, 2024 at 8:13 PM
It’s been a rough November, I’ve been finding it hard to be motivated, excited, to find hope in what’s next. I explored that idea and where I am finding fragments of joy in my Nov column @thecut.com https://www.thecut.com/article/finding-hope-after-trump-reelection-in-parenthood.html
Finding Hope in Hopelessness
When I look down at my daughter’s hand reaching for mine, I know it’s what is propelling me forward. It has to.
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November 28, 2024 at 9:54 PM
i love talking smack about the bullies at my kids’ school, it’s so wrong i know, but it just feels so good
November 28, 2024 at 9:49 PM
my older two kids aren’t picky, they eat pretty well everything but in small portions. the baby though, he eats like a garbage disposal, just an unending and fierce desire to EAT DAMMIT and i’m so scared for my future grocery bills
November 28, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Got accidentally locked out of my X account so I’m here to say a bunch of crazy shit until the world ends
November 27, 2024 at 11:52 PM