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Maggie Mason

@Maggie

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Famous among dozens. @maggiemason on Insta and Thr-read-s

San Francisco (she/her)
Joined July 2006
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
People who found a way to read @StephenKing novels at an inappropriate age are my people.
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6 years
@chelseyhotel N&Ns (Noun & Noun stores): Hearth & Twig, Goat & Kettle, Jar & Fiddle, Felt & Twine, Chalk & Fig
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
@KimmyMonte And your linebacker name is your mother's maiden name and your most recent social security number.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
9 years
Is anyone else confused that Prince was mortal?
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4 years
Ella Emhoff, you are a damn delight.
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4 years
@kat_blaque My kid wanted to be Princess Darth Vader for Halloween.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
3 years
Here’s how I explain public kink and nudity to my San Francisco kids: My child: I can see that guy’s butt! Me: Me too! Haha. Butts. #Pride2021
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Maggie Mason
7 years
Couldn't find a scholarship for the 4yo in the car when #PhilandoCastile was killed. So we set one up.
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Maggie Mason
8 years
We also made pins. 50% of profits go Hillary's campaign, because this guy is the worst. #nastywoman
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Maggie Mason
2 years
Culture is evolving, and many of us now understand that gender is a spectrum. Trans kids are part of that spectrum. They can lead safe, healthy lives if their parents will love and support them. But if not, they can find a community who will.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
@SaraJBenincasa Colin from The Secret Garden. He’s essentially the less appealing, mansplaining version of Mary, suddenly trying to make everything about God, and horning in on Dicken and Mary’s time together in the garden.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
7 years
Scholarship for 4yo in the car when #PhilandoCastile was killed. $700 in the first 20 minutes.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
If he wants to, just let your little boy wear the princess dress. It's not a face tattoo.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
Gen X, does anyone else remember those blinding white satin shoes and clutches that you could have dyed to match your prom dress? They were like $20 and they cut your feet open.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
5yo in her ballet leotard gazes at her reflection. Her face turns serious. “My outfit is glorious.”
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
@LuxePosh Washcloths.
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Maggie Mason
8 years
Hillary's IQ goes up a 100 points when she's angry. She's about to start communicating at a post-human level.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
@ichthygal @kendrawcandraw I own this in two colors. The future is now.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
8 years
Miss Rodham, if you're nasty.
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Maggie Mason
8 years
Man, it's gonna be so much easier to play Pokémon Go while I'm driving.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
I was a little shocked to find this intact recipe box at the flea market years ago. I think she was from Iowa. Is anyone collecting these recipes online as historical records? Such precious documentation of women’s social networks and day to day lives.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
Ladies, if we could meet outside for an earnest Midsommar scream, please.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
7 years
Long-haired lady to The Bachelor: “I’m a total nerd.” The Bachelor to her: “Oh, me too.” My husband to the TV: “No. Name two German board games.”
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
8 years
Excuse me, while I print "such a nasty woman" on one million T-shirts and baseball caps.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
@rachsyme I have deep pockets added to all of my dresses. I searched out four patterns of vintage Japanese china, so I could change sets at the start of each season. We light taper candles every night with dinner.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
@AmyPennza You’re a gracious person. Congrats on the happy marriage and devoted grandma.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Darth Skater, Princess Vader, Ruth Vader Ginsburg
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Maggie Mason
4 years
5yo: Is Katy Perry real? Me: Yes. 5yo: Is Billie Eilish real? Me: Yes. 5yo: Like dinosaurs. Me: ... yes. 5yo: Not like dragons. Me: Correct.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
The future still has cool stuff waiting.
@thefuturisthq
The Futurist
4 years
Remote procedure by a London-based surgeon on a Californian banana! 🍌👨‍⚕️ #IoT #5G #MedicalTechnology #future #AI #ML #VR #AR #innovation #SmartCity
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
App that lets you list things you ordered but didn't return in time, and then trade them with items purchased by other idiots in your area.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
@nealbrennan You spend years being candid about sex and how to safeguard themselves emotionally and physically. You answer the uncomfortable questions, you provide the books, you suggest waiting until they’re an adult, you show them where condoms are in the store. Then you leave them alone.
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Maggie Mason
6 years
@KarenKilgariff When it first came out, I was at a party where every woman in the room screamed the lyrics with red cups in the air and live rage on their faces. The men backed away with their jaws unhinged, whispering “What is this song?”
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
7 years
Pregnant doc Amanda Hess went into labor, but climbed out of bed to help another woman deliver.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
9 years
Jedi Baby is clickbait for the UN's @ShotAtLife . A fave or RT = one vaccine donated. Let's go Internet. #blogust http://t.co/4DA0UmCWDL
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
2 years
Gabby wrote a book about men’s responsibility for unexpected pregnancies, and policies we could enact as a society to decrease the necessity for abortions. Pre-ordered one for me and my son.
@designmom
Gabrielle Blair
2 years
News! I wrote a new book called #EjaculateResponsibly . Well… first I wrote a thread, then I debated it for 3+ years, and then I took what I learned and distilled it into 28 clear arguments that offer a new way to think about abortion. Pre-order here:
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
8 years
Female or minority business owners who supported Hillary, will you please send your URL? Bloggers are working on holiday guides RN.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
8 years
I hope she's in her PJs with Huma, eating allll the damn crème brûlée.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
8 years
I don't want to see Secretary Clinton on the same stage with this man again. It elevates him and demeans her.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
At the bookstore, my 4yo asked for one of those Ruth Bader Ginsburg action figures. She calls it Grandma Queen.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
She was one of the women who made me feel proud to be a woman. Condolences to her family, and to everyone who feels fear at her passing.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
KAMALA. It’s nice to feel good about something.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
Queer Eye, but it's lesbians teaching cis women to only buy clothing with functional pockets, and to throw out shoes that make your feet bleed.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
For years, I saw the chattiest dental hygienist, but she changed practices, and now I'm just never going to see her again? Like, I care about her kids.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
10 years
“And that's the difference between Bicubic Automatic and Bilinear interpolation.” - @BradEllis http://t.co/EDll7LcmW1
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
7 years
@knottyyarn My favorite was him being 'anonymous' on Google's intranet. Uh.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
7 years
Scan my face to unlock my phone? Fuck off, Orwellian puppeteers. You'll use it to make a unicorn emoji that mimics my expressions? ... In.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
11 years
I'm not going to hand-paint my wrapping paper, Pinterest.
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Maggie Mason
11 years
Let's all agree — no shame in mispronouncing a word we've only seen in writing. Sign of intellect.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
My father served. His father served. My mother’s father served. Solid Republican support for our service people was the last redeeming thing about the party. Trump is not only a bad Republican, but a bad American, and a bad person.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
I like San Francisco.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
The U.S. women’s soccer team is making me feel nice things about our country.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
7 years
Never trust a long-haired girl who doesn't have a rubber band on her wrist.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
@lyzl When I was broke in college I hung out with a group of three guy friends who started dropping by around when when I was making dinner. On the fourth consecutive night, I was like WTF, this is not a “thing.” Their response was indignant. “You like cooking for us!”
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
The bunny is risen.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
6 years
3 year old climbs into bed with us, puts his face close to mine and grins. “I am together with you,” he says.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
It did. It made me feel better.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
4 years
I trust women. I believe women. And trans women are women. I love you, ladies. ❤️
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
3 years
I have an awkward amount to say about the swing subculture of the ’90s. I started going out dancing when I was maybe 19.
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Simone Smith, CCE
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Can a Gen X please explain why y’all got really into swing music for like 2 years in the 90’s?
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Maggie Mason
18 years
Internet, I'm in labor. Do something.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
9 years
Hillary is busy. Hire someone to smile for her.
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
8 years
Meeting all the Hillarys for Pantsuit Power Drinks. #imwithher
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@Maggie
Maggie Mason
5 years
@MomVee @rachsyme Thank you! No one wants fine china anymore, but we can’t have a dishwasher in our apartment. As long as we’re already washing everything by hand anyway, might as well be worth it.
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6 years
Tell you what. I am on board with bringing forth every credible accusation of sexual assault available. Let’s do this until we have 9 female Supreme Court justices and life sentences for violent rape.
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Sen. Graham warns Democrats: “If this is the new norm, you better watch out for your nominees”
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9 years
"Scientists in the old days had it so easy. They were like, 'Fairies. BOOM. We're done.'" — My 8 year old
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Maggie Mason
8 years
The cool thing about Trump learning all our nation's deepest secrets is pretty soon we'll all know our nation's deepest secrets.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Visiting friends in college, we spent hours getting ready for the night. On our way out, their roomie came home and wanted to join, after a “30 sec” shower. GAH! Friends. That woman was out of the shower with deodorant on in under a minute. I’m 44 and I still think about her.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Dad painted her Tonka Truck.
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4 years
One thing that would make the world nicer is an Adele Christmas standards album.
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5 years
Not unexpected to whomever is holding the camera. Listen to the soft voice raising this sweetie. “Good catch, buddy.”
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Parents of white kids, we have to talk about racism. No one dies in this video, so please show your kids. Explain your family values around race and how racism manifests, and tell them what happened to George Floyd and Ahmad Arbery.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
I am afraid to celebrate.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Me: I’m gonna go get some paint to paint your playhouse. 5yo: I don’t wanna paint. Me: OK, I’ll paint then. 5yo: I don’t want to hear the sound of painting.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
Everyone talks about focusing on what you want. But the older I get, the more I realize how much my life is also shaped by what I decide to ignore.
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Maggie Mason
7 years
That’s the news from Lake Wobegone, where all the women are strong, the men are under investigation, and all the children avoid their weird uncles.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
Have you heard the audio of the kid shouting “WOW” at a Mozart concert? The very happiest.
@CRBClassical
CRB Classical 99.5
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Help @handelandhaydn find this "wow" child! Find out more:
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4 years
13yo: Did you know gold dissolves in mercury? Me: I did not. What are you reading? 13yo: I fell down a "melting points of various elements" rabbit hole.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
I think our 5yo is learning to read from subtitles. My takeaway is that all of us should be making our kids watch way more TV.
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Maggie Mason
7 years
She stopped for water, police punched her, released dogs on her. She was arrested, detained for 16 hours, her parents paid bail. In CA.
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Maggie Mason
8 years
Shop Blue: I made a gift guide for Democrats, featuring stores owned by dems who are women or minorities.
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Maggie Mason
2 years
Texas Senator John Cronyn admitted publicly that he would like to repeal anti-segregation laws.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Remember when all grandma bathrooms were "seaside" themed? Like, seahorse drawer pulls, starfish on the toilet tank, sand dollar shells on the counter. What was the reasoning there? Toilet/bathtub -> water -> ocean?
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Me: Want to come watch "Teen Titans Go?" 5yo: I can't, I'm playing a game where you sit very still inside the swing and pretend it's a coffin. Me: ... 5yo: It's called Coffin.
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Maggie Mason
5 years
Not to be controversial right now, but I like my kids. They’re fun.
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Maggie Mason
7 years
When you hear a toddler say “It’s OK! I careful!” from the next room, that kid definitely has a chainsaw.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Yesterday didn't shock me, it was the logical progression. What surprised me was that, after everything, I'm still so sad about it.
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Covid-concerned parents: We’re treating Halloween like an egg hunt this year. Bought candy and LED lights to put in little plastic jack o’lanterns and apples, and a couple black-cat baskets. The kids are into it! Links to some stuff I found below.
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Maggie Mason
8 years
I'm not allowing myself to consider how I'll feel if she doesn't win.
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Maggie Mason
8 years
George Michael was among my 1st crushes, and later one of the ways I knew the messages I was fed about gay people were lies. ❤
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Maggie Mason
3 years
LeVar Burton has 12 daytime Emmys for teaching generations of children to love books.
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The Hollywood Reporter
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Newly appointed #Jeopardy ! host Mike Richards was recorded mocking women’s weight, calling a model a “booth slut" in one episode, and in another, saying a group of friends "look fat and not good" in a picture. He has since apologized
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Maggie Mason
4 years
Have distilled all of my to-dos and life goals to a single action item: “Ensure my children are not scarred for life.” #lifelist #hustle #girlboss
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Maggie Mason
5 years
In another life, I ORDERED COOKIES. I love you, Past Maggie.
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Maggie Mason
10 years
Internet! We're having a baby. http://t.co/kXL9FQUdON
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Maggie Mason
10 years
This gluten-free toast is really good if you burn it a little to add texture, coat it in butter, and then don't eat it.
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5 years
@AkilahObviously Lift with your legs, everyone.
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4 years
Me: What should we get dad for his birthday? 5yo: Hmm. Maybe a Barbie Dream House?
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