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Claire Fallon

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books & culture critic. podcaster @lovetoseeitpod . claire dot e dot fallon at gmail dot com.

New York, NY

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Joined July 2011

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@ClaireEFallon

Claire Fallon

4 years

on a personal note! i'm figuring out what's next, but am very much hoping to keep writing about books and culture. emma and i have a newsletter where some of that will certainly appear -- subscribe here!

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2 months

as a white midwesterner i must support tim walz, i was raised on ground beef, old el paso in a packet, grated cheddar, hard shells from a box and jarred salsa

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4 years

well! just found out that after ten years at huffpost, i'm being laid off.

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7 years

arie: how do you see our lives together after this? lauren: for starters, definitely waking up in the morning, but also eating meals arie: i love that #TheBachelorFinale

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8 years

watching this as a woman is so emotionally difficult because we've all been belittled like this by a male moron and had to take it #debate

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6 years

why is eric talking about angela's departure like she was carried away by an unfortunate flood when in fact he made a decision to send her home #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

7 years

becca: leave. arie: ok. becca: please leave. arie: ok i'm going. arie: ... arie: ok i'm gonna go. arie: any second now. #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

jason is the kid on the varsity soccer team i would have nursed a secret crush on for two years after he smiled at me in the hallway once #MenTellAll

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Claire Fallon

7 years

"are you over becca?" "1000%." YOU WERE ENGAGED TO MARRY THIS WOMAN TWO DAYS AGO. THIS IS GROSS. #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

5 years

hannahhhhh this is what happens when you don't send home the drama-in-the-house guy who also treats you like garbage #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

7 years

arie has picked mostly very vibrant women, but somehow the only one he's genuinely excited about is the equivalent of a beige carpet #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

"i'm not going to be anyone's second choice," says tia to her second choice #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

5 years

hannah: we fucked in the windmill four times peter’s parents: #thebachelorette

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Claire Fallon

7 years

i always say women on #thebachelor know what they're in for, but who could reasonably predict, five months later, the nation watching uncut footage from two cameras of your fiancé dumping you for another woman

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Claire Fallon

7 years

nothing more old-fashioned than two women anchoring a news show, the way they did it in the 1950s

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Heard well-regarded women in media today suggesting morning shows go to an all-female format. That should be as unacceptably retro as the other way around.

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Claire Fallon

5 years

rhode island: the destination so glamorous the first thing you'll do is go to boston #theBachelorette

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7 years

"how do partners handle the fact that you're highly accomplished" is not a question anyone ever asks men #WomenTellAll

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6 years

I'M SORRY I WANT TO GIVE PEOPLE A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW WILLS #BachelorInParadise

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6 years

in a blinding moment of clarity, i have realized that grocery store joe has BDE #MenTellAll

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2 years

it's absolutely shocking that the sole source of food for many infants has been allowed to grow so scarce. babies actually can't thrive without the food they need.

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The baby formula shortage is getting unreal. No grocery store near us has the brand we use, it is temporarily out of stock on Amazon Prime and the generic version that is “available” on Amazon has a 1-2 month lead time. Cool cool.

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Claire Fallon

6 years

what are the odds that lifetime would be able to find an actress who a) looks exactly like meghan markle and b) is fucking amazing #aroyalromance

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Claire Fallon

7 years

"are you friends with my son's other girlfriend? she's nice. i don't care which one of you is heartbroken. anyway bye." did no one prep arie sr. for this date? #TheBachelorFinale

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Claire Fallon

8 years

the twins and @viallnicholas28 need to form an adorable crime-fighting reality show trio, i'd never miss an ep. #bachelorinparadise

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Claire Fallon

8 years

hailey, who introduced herself as "not wearing underwear," thinks nick does not want a sexually open wife like corinne #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

maybe kendall can't stop kissing other dudes because kissing is like a handshake in #BachelorInParadise , leo. oh, that's only for men? got it.

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Claire Fallon

6 years

everyone having brutal flashbacks to the time they tried to persuade someone not to finish the break-up that had been initiated, please join me in taking a huge gulp of wine right now #thebachelor

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Claire Fallon

8 years

in the midst of all of this heartbreak, it's important to pause and note that jojo can crouch in a skintight sequined gown. #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

7 years

guys i regret to announce that i've left my husband to spend my life pursuing kendall, the only person who can heal my soul #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

"i was vulnerable and got no reward" is the entire Nice Guy (TM) manifesto. #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

6 years

glad garrett finally found a woman so beautiful he can overlook that she believes in women's equality #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

8 years

jasmine: *threatens to physically choke nick repeatedly* nick: didn't have... the BEST convo with jasmine. #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

i was doing really good and stoic until blake said "i have to go through all this alone now, i have to do this alone" and now my face is wetter than his jacket #TheBacheloretteFinale

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Claire Fallon

5 years

extremely same energy

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Claire Fallon

7 years

sean penn wrote a very literary, very garbage book:

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Claire Fallon

7 years

i'm still very pissed at ABC for making lee happen but i never want to stop watching will/kenny/demario/josiah smack him down #mentellall

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Claire Fallon

4 years

when parents and non-parents are in a fight over, like, “it’s not fair how hard it is to juggle work and my family” vs. “it’s not fair how extra work gets dumped on me bc I’m kid-free,” I really struggle with why they don’t realize they are fundamentally on the same side

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Claire Fallon

1 year

all i want to say about the babies/friendships discourse is that it sucked to go through a huge life transition that was physically and emotionally shattering and to feel so much anxiety about how to be a “cool” mom so my childfree friends wouldn’t resent me

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Claire Fallon

7 years

to be fair, it's easy to feel like arie handled this the most respectful way possible if, like around 7 other people in america, you didn't watch his breakup with becca last night. #AftertheFinalRose

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Claire Fallon

7 years

i have never, ever seen a Bachelor's family insist on flinging the other woman's existence in a contestant's face during their meeting. is this normal? it seems very cruel? #TheBachelorFinale

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Claire Fallon

6 years

john: i made the venmo iphone app. jubilee: john......... what are you doing here? #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

8 years

trump promised to jail his opponent, undercut his vp, explicitly lied, attacked hillary with bill's past... but sure, it was a wash #debate

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Claire Fallon

4 years

i just got back from maternity leave and i'm already tired of reading essays about why it was good, actually, for you to leave new york during the pandemic

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Please Stop Writing 'Why I Left New York' Pandemic Essays

Feeling guilty about fleeing the city for greener pastures is not a sufficient reason to write a personal essay.

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Claire Fallon

8 years

how to stand up for federal arts and culture funding -- one of many important looming fights for progressives:

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Claire Fallon

6 years

brb, ordering everything jordan just said to be hand-stitched onto throw pillows for my apartment #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

8 years

"why don't you interrupt HER?" maybe bc she stays on topic, dude. this is what happens when a kid never hears "no." for 70 years. #Debate

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Claire Fallon

5 years

jed always has a surprise for hannah, like a guitar.... or a guitar.......... or a guitar #theBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

6 years

chris is still here, leo's arrived, and still none of them are peter kavinsky. why do i watch this show? #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

7 years

ashton: what's a whaboom mila: it's the sound that he makes ashton: why mila: just because he can ashton: *looks very sad* #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

8 years

when i see a 23 y/o girl telling a 36 y/o man she's not wearing underwear, all i want to do is wrap her in a warm blanket #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

5 years

so, here’s a thread! over a week ago, on his three-month birthday, my baby boy had to go to the emergency room. he was in respiratory distress due to a NON-corona virus, basically a cold bug, that can wreak havoc on infants’ tiny systems. he ended up in the icu for five days.

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Claire Fallon

7 years

if Bryan's mom calls him the love of her life one more time, i'm calling the cops #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

7 years

i really really really really really hope becca's new tattoo had nothing to do with arie #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

who replaced prince william with this 43-year-old accountant from Ohio #ARoyalRomance

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Claire Fallon

7 years

1) very glad that the men hammered down and made lee confront his racism 2) very disappointed abc gave lee a redemption edit #mentellall

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Claire Fallon

6 years

can we get a re-cut of this season reallocating time from chris calling himself "the goose" to jubilee's break-up with john and departure #bachelorinparadise

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Claire Fallon

5 years

all i've ever wanted is for a female lead to pull a mesnick #theBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

6 years

so we're still doing the thing where asian food and culture are "weird" challenges for blond girls to prove they're game to do ANYTHING for love, eh? in 2019? #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

4 years

couldn't resist writing about Bridgerton and how much i'd like to see historical romance novels be a bigger part of the cultural discourse:

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‘Bridgerton’ Isn’t Bad Austen — It's An Entirely Different Genre

Critics and viewers have dinged the show for being a cliché-ridden period piece or a sloppy historical drama. But it's neither: It’s Regency romance, and it's spectacular.

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Claire Fallon

7 years

the white guy who says "i don't respect pulling the race card" is not a guy who knows nothing about racism. he's a racist. #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

6 years

do not show weakness when you are dumping someone! saying "i don't want to lose you" and "maybe i'm making a mistake" is not a kindness! #TheBachelorFinale

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Claire Fallon

7 years

tia: please tell me you don't already have a little weiner. arie: i don't have... literally this exact doodad. evasive, arie. evasive. #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

5 years

normally this time of year i’d post a thread about my year in writing. for 2019, i have to start with this: @GregJKrieg and i had a baby

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Claire Fallon

7 years

if anything, this Arie announcement confirms that Peter, not ABC, nixed Peter as #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

4 years

look at that, so simple.... almost like ABC could have done it any time in the last 17 years 🤔

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The Bachelor

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It's official...your next Bachelor is @mattjames919 !

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3 years

i’m sorry, did they straight-up take rodney’s whole backstory and slap it on clayton like we wouldn’t notice

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The Bachelor

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Bring on the puppy love. ❤️ Join Clayton's journey as #TheBachelor Monday, Jan 3 on ABC. 🌹

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Claire Fallon

4 years

incredibly excited for the first Black Bachelor, and hopeful that while the show is paying attention, they won't stop here. more diversity behind and on camera, more support for BlPOC contestants who face racism on the show and from the audience, etc.

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Claire Fallon

6 years

i fucking can't go back to watching chris after a solid week of living in peter kavinsky world #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

7 years

arie: i'm totally torn between the two of them. family: becca is better for you. arie: cool cool. cool cool cool cool cool. cool. yeah sure. #TheBachelorFinale

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Claire Fallon

5 years

blake: i had no idea caelynn was upset! blake, yesterday: shit is that caelynn? *hides behind couch* #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

6 years

could literally anyone on this show ask garrett how he feels about anything important, like maybe violence toward undocumented children #TheBacheloretteFinale

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Claire Fallon

5 years

“connor has a presence about him, maybe it’s the height." love to watch #bachelorinparadise grappling with contemporary cultural dilemmas, like "is he hot or is he just tall and white"

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Claire Fallon

6 years

it is absurdly easy to be taken seriously as an intellectual if you're a white man and you're skeptical about this whole "pc" thing

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Claire Fallon

4 years

incredible how many ways buzzfeed can fuck you

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xandra ellin

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i actually dissociate every time i remember that buzzfeed released a line of luxury sex toys mere months before laying off 4 dozen employees

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Claire Fallon

7 years

to the producers who fucked up Bibiana's special plans: YOU ARE BAD AND YOU SHOULD FEEL BAD #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

my forever mood

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Claire Fallon

5 years

guys who think women refuse to pick them because they're nice always have 1-7 other massive character flaws they remain completely oblivious to #bachelorinparadise

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Claire Fallon

7 years

"i want nothing more than a bunch of kids. ... and a wife." how have i not noticed that Jack Stone is the Ted Mosby of #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

6 years

so a woman just... never learns to "hold an umbrella" over herself? is that where we're at? #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

i thought watching arie dump becca was the height of secondhand embarrassment i'd feel for this show, but i hadn't yet seen wayne newton sing a cappella to his wife in front of 9 bros. #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

1 year

what’s weird is that having kids is still very normative and expected but our society has also introduced the fun twist of treating it as basically a luxury hobby that will be treated as an inconvenience to everyone else

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Claire Fallon

7 years

also my least favorite chris harrison is "contestant, please defend the show's indefensible behavior to our audience for me" chris harrison #AftertheFinalRose

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Claire Fallon

6 years

#TheBachelorette has finally decided to lean into the fact that their leading ladies have an infinitely better track record than their leading men, i see

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Claire Fallon

6 years

colton: "my experience has made me more of a man than most 30-year-olds" #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

colton jumping the fence and running away from #thebachelor is my whole 2019 mood

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Claire Fallon

7 years

if y'all want me to like Bryan, maybe stop playing the audio of his heavy panting #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

6 years

always heartbreaking to hear about a handsome man who didn't have many girlfriends as a 7-year-old #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

5 years

sending grateful thoughts to kaitlyn bristowe as we prepare for horny hannah's epic fantasy windmill week, she truly paved the way #thebachelorette

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Claire Fallon

8 years

josh says "there's no reason to explain myself," but demands that people must come to him for explanations. hm k. #BachelorInParadise

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Claire Fallon

7 years

almost time for #BachelorWinterGames , the show that says “we assume our fans have nothing else productive to do with their weekday nights”

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Claire Fallon

5 years

there has never been a #thebachelorette 4-hour finale than needed to be more than 1.5 hours long

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Claire Fallon

7 years

this was the first sign that he never really knew her. #TheBachelor

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7 years

It should have been over when he proposed and didn't say, "Rebecca Jill, are you ready to do the damn thing?!" I mean, come on... ✋🏼 #thebachelor

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Claire Fallon

6 years

is this the entire extra hour because stop the ride, i'd like to get off #TheBachelor

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Claire Fallon

2 years

infuriating to see so many people smugly telling desperate parents that breastfeeding is free. what about adoptive parents? single dads? gay dads? trans parents? babies with allergies? moms with low supply or disorders that make nursing impossible? moms who already weaned?

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Claire Fallon

6 years

jordan makes me wonder what it would be like to feel insanely confident about my career instead of riddled with violent self-loathing and self-doubt #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

5 years

luke may be a lot of terrible things, but at least he's not sophisticated enough to hide how much he sucks #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

7 years

you don't HAVE to quit social media for a while, but you did SAY you were going to.

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Arie Luyendyk Jr.

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Spoiled.. but that’s what vacation is all about. We are having a tough time leaving our hotel 🥂

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Claire Fallon

6 years

about once a week i pick up a glass of water, take a nice confident swig, and pour half of it down the front of my shirt

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Claire Fallon

6 years

my one true conspiracy theory is that ABC created #TheProposal to make #TheBachelorette seem like a less insane way to find a life partner

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Claire Fallon

5 years

jed: i'm surprised, all hannah's parents care about is my music career and finances *rewind to* jed's parents: all we care about is jed's music career and finances #TheBachelorette

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Claire Fallon

5 years

#thebachelorette hannah: these men are making me unhappy chris: they're only doing that because they're crazy about you me:

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Claire Fallon

7 years

"no one thought trump was gonna win the election either." BEKAH M. GOES THERE. #TheBachelor

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