Minutes before a high-stakes karuta match, Inokuma first must calm somebody who doesn't respond to reason and certainly doesn't know how to be patient for his meal. It's a moment every new parent will experience at least once—when your own wants and needs butt heads with your obligations to your kid. The post How Chihayafuru frames breastfeeding as an early parenthood challenge appeared first on ANIME FEMINIST.
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