{
  "id": 1070436,
  "title": "My husband had hobbies. My kids had activities. Somehow, I only had laundry.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/my-husband-had-hobbies-my-kids-had-activities-somehow-i-only-had",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-15T15:32:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/motherhood-identity-hobbies-finding-yourself-2026-8"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The author became a mother at 19 and devoted much of her adult life to her family. At 35, she decided to try 35 new hobbies to rediscover a sense of self. Her husband's hobbies included coaching soccer, volunteering, and playing golf, while she spent her time on household chores like laundry and dishes. The author tried various activities such as paper making, clay magnet making, Mod Podge decoration, gardening, bread baking, peach cobbler making, book club participation, cyanotype photography, embroidery, dress hemming, and toddler skirt sewing. While some projects yielded positive results and personal growth, others were deemed unsuccessful. The author believes that joy does not need to be useful and that taking up space for personal interests does not diminish her devotion to her family.",
  "summary": "I became a mom at 19 and spent years putting myself last. At 35, I'm trying 35 new things to rediscover what brings me joy.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}