antiparent book club thread: Family Abolition, Part 1
Discussion thread for Part 1 of Family Abolition: Capitalism and the Communizing of Care by M.E. O'Brien
INTRODUCING: antiparent book club!
continue to antiparent book club Today, August 11th, 2026, is the one year anniversary of antiparent.com. I'm so excited to present an expansion to the site, antiparent book club. It's a collection of chapter notes, reading guides, and discussion questions, all designed to increase accessibility
Building Reading Stamina
A guide for people who want to read more, but aren't sure how to get there.
A Deep Dive into Child Labor, Volume 1
Kids around the world engage in (legal) paid labor every day. Here's what that looks like.
HOW DOES ANYONE MAKE ANY OF THIS WORK
A sick day dispatch.
Little Girls in Pretty Boxes: The Making and Breaking of Elite Gymnasts and Figure Skaters
In light of the Winter Olympics: what does competing at the elite level do to child athletes? On Alysa Liu, Simone Biles, and all the girls who didn't make it.
Hope as a Discipline
Reflections on 2025. Survival is a slog, sometimes.
What It Means to Be a Little Kid
Even very young children can sense their own oppression, even if they can't quite articulate it. Can we talk to them about it?
A Scientific Approach to Youth Liberation and Family Abolition
Even within communism/socialism, people don't tend to approach youth liberation seriously. That needs to change.
The Real Terror of Halloween
Halloween is the deadliest day of the year for US child pedestrians, and it's not even a contest.
The antiparent Reading List
The ultimate compilation of books about youth liberation, family abolition, social reproduction theory, education, and more.
Zine: For Your Own Good
How children's rights became one of the biggest tools of children's oppression worldwide.