“It made me think of all the things women hold, literally and metaphorically.” Yes, they hold cabbages, balloons, phones. But also: “The home and the family and the children and the food.

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They’re like, ‘Oh my gosh, they’re just the best dad!’ And I have a great husband, and he is a great dad, but it’s like, yeah, because he does the same things I do.

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