Posts by: Sophia San Filippo

Based in New York City, Sophia San Filippo has worked with Love What Matters as a lead editor and content curator since early 2019 and has acted as Managing Editor since early 2021. She is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Binghamton University who holds a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, Creative Writing, and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies. She is passionate about personal storytelling and creating a positive space in media to better the lives of others. On a typical day you can find her rocking out at her local concert venue, admiring nature, or baking her latest kitchen experiment.

‘I send them to school with stains. We eat dinner in front of the TV. We make noise, a lot of it, and we like our pasta best slurped.’: Mom urges ‘dance to the beat of your own family’s drum’

“While I’ll probably always forget to enforce deodorant and matching socks, I love my kids with every freakin’ fiber of my anxiety-ridden being, and not an hour goes by without offering up a hug, a kiss, a carry, a handhold, or supportive comment.”

Sophia San Filippo - Dec 02, 2021

15 ‘Illegally Smol’ Kittens Who Make The World’s Cutest Criminals

Each picture is cuter than the last.

Sophia San Filippo - Dec 02, 2021

adoptive parents with their twins holding hands

‘The phone rang. ‘Would you be comfortable creating portraits of an unusual family?’: Stunning photos of LGBT, transracial family prove ‘beautiful families are bound by love, not DNA’

“She explained, ‘We are a lesbian couple with adopted African American twins. Sadly, the times make it hard for many people like us to feel comfortable going to anyone for things like this. There is a lot of judgment in the world and I had to tell you about our family dynamics to make sure we would be safe with you.'”

Sophia San Filippo - Dec 02, 2021

‘Girls don’t belong in baseball.’: 9-year-old cut from co-ed sports team for being female MVP takes her game to the next level

“Ashlynn represents many girls who love baseball and yet were told they should quit because they were girls. Ashlynn shows that when you don’t give up and keep working hard, dreams can come true.”

Sophia San Filippo - Dec 02, 2021

‘My mom always washed the dishes. My dad always dried them. No matter if he worked 16 hours that day or not.’: Daughter to 41-year-old marriage urges ‘consistency’ is key to lasting love

“I’m sure there were days they were mad at each other, annoyed, stressed, or tired from a long day at work…but they still washed/dried the dishes together. As a kid, I didn’t think much about it. But as a 33-year-old standing in the kitchen I grew up in, that small gesture looked completely different.”

Sophia San Filippo - Dec 01, 2021