How to Have Fun With Your Specialist Partner (Yes, It’s Possible)

My partner has known what he wanted to do with his life since he was in sixth grade. He entered college with a very specific career in mind, revolving around the thing he loves most: video games. A few years later he was working in the industry in a very prestigious role. Although his day […]

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So, You’re a Multipotentialite. Here’s How to Break It To Your Specialist Family.

When I was a kid and I heard Margaret Cho complain about her strict, Asian parents, I was bowled over. It was so relatable, and there weren’t many other Asians in the small Texas town I grew up in, so I had no idea this was a shared experience. Generalizations be damned, Margaret spoke the […]

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How To Raise Healthy Multipotentialite Kids

Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and so I’ve been reflecting a lot on multipotentiality and motherhood– well, parenthood really. In the Puttytribe, there’s a group that has formed for multipotentialite parents. It’s a space where the puttypeep can discuss the challenges of raising healthy multipotentialite children, and also find ways of fitting their own interests in […]

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Your Parents and Your Multipotentiality

Editor’s Note: this is a guest post by Simone Seol of Freckled Brilliance. Your parents have known you longer than anyone else. They have seen you develop through infancy, childhood and adolescence. How do your parents feel about your multipotentiality? If they are good cheerleaders, raised you to nurture multiple talents and are totally on […]

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