Why I don't want 'mom friends'

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By Elissa Strauss

last updated 13 January 2015

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Elissa Strauss writes about the intersection of gender and culture for TheWeek.com. She also writes regularly for Elle.com and the Jewish Daily Forward, where she is a weekly columnist.

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