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If I didn’t see color, I wouldn’t see him. I wouldn’t see the specific challenges he faces as a black boy in America. I wouldn’t see the privileges I hold simply by having white skin—privileges he will never have. I wouldn’t see the need to have hard conversations with him about how to act if he is ever stopped by the police, conversations my parents never had to have with me.

Pretending not to see color is a luxury. It is a luxury that white people have. We can choose to ignore race because it doesn’t negatively impact our daily lives. But my son doesn't have that luxury. He doesn't get to walk through the world without a racial label stamped on his forehead.

I want to see color. I want to celebrate it. I want to acknowledge the differences that make us who we are. I want to prepare my son for a world that sees his color whether I acknowledge it or not. mutha magazine allison

(If you were looking for a different "Allison"—such as Allison Slater Tate or a fiction piece—please let me know, as Mutha Magazine features many authors.)

Furthermore, Rand's involvement with Mutha Magazine highlights the importance of community and solidarity among mothers. The magazine provides a platform for mothers to share their stories, connect with one another, and find support. Rand has spoken about the importance of finding community as a mother, and Mutha Magazine has been a key part of that journey for her. If I didn’t see color, I wouldn’t see him

While there is no single editor or founder named "Allison," features a distinct collective of contributors named Allison (and Alison) who have shaped the publication’s reputation for raw, non-traditional parenting narratives. Founded by Michelle Tea and currently led by Editor-in-Chief Meg Lemke , the magazine serves as a literary sanctuary for those who parent outside the mainstream. The "Allison" Collective: Key Contributors

The most prominent and widely circulated essay in Mutha Magazine fitting this description is the viral piece by titled "The Problem With Pretending I Don’t See Color." (Note: Sometimes attributed to Allison Hart or similar authors discussing transracial adoption or race dynamics). I wouldn’t see the need to have hard

Furthermore, Allison’s writing highlights the unique double-bind of the . The magazine often explores how creative labor and reproductive labor are cast as enemies. For Allison, the act of writing is not an escape but a hemorrhage. She describes how her daughter’s nap time is a frantic race between laundry and the blinking cursor. The result is a fragmented aesthetic: short, breathless paragraphs, lists, and unfinished sentences. In “The Sentence I Cannot Finish,” she literally leaves blank spaces in the text where her child interrupted her. This is not a gimmick; it is a formal representation of maternal cognitive load. It argues that the masterpiece of the mother is not a polished novel, but the ability to retain a single coherent thought for sixty seconds.

To read Allison in Mutha is to encounter the concept of the vulnus —the wound that does not close. Unlike the traditional narrative arc of motherhood, which moves from pregnancy to delivery to a “new normal,” Allison’s work rejects resolution. In pieces like “The Leak” (Issue #4) and “On Not Sleeping,” she refuses to frame postpartum depression, marital strain, or identity loss as temporary hurdles. Instead, she presents them as permanent landscapes. Her prose is unflinching; she writes about the smell of sour milk on a shirt she has worn for three days, the secret calculus of resentment toward a co-sleeping toddler, and the bizarre grief for a former self who could read a novel in a single afternoon.

Rand's association with Mutha Magazine also speaks to the publication's commitment to showcasing diverse perspectives on motherhood. The magazine features contributions from mothers of all walks of life, from different racial, socioeconomic, and cultural backgrounds. This diversity is reflective of the complexity of motherhood, which cannot be reduced to a single narrative or stereotype.