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Fans and fellow authors praised Groff for her candidness in a slew of Twitter posts -- agreeing that the author has respectfully pointed out that men are rarely (if ever) asked how they're balancing work and fatherhood. Groff was also applauded for introducing the conversation.

One wrote, \"If more people did this it would help dismantle the notion that family=women's work.\"

\"Which Lauren Groff book do I start with? Because this is on point!,\" another tweeted.

Lauren Groff politely but firmly says she won't answer questions on how she manages to write books and be a parent until she sees male writers asked the same question. If more people did this it would help dismantle the notion that family=women's work. pic.twitter.com/QvD70tqOoQ

— Lara Owen (@laraowen) July 19, 2018

Lauren Groff for the win, once again.#womenwriters #laurengroff @legroff pic.twitter.com/MllER9XNr5

— Brigit Young (@BrigitYoung) July 18, 2018

Ann Marie Lipinski, journalist and the curator of the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, commented: \"Good for @legroff,\" later adding that it was \"great\" how the author of the article kept Groff's response in the story.

Good for @legroff https://t.co/nuBIzkIXcr pic.twitter.com/ueYd16rJs0

— Ann Marie Lipinski (@AMLwhere) July 18, 2018

Lauren Groff is one badass woman. ???? pic.twitter.com/AV7w9BYtvU

— Manels of Serbia (@pr0zivka) July 21, 2018

Neither Groff nor Harvard University immediately responded to \"Good Morning America's\" request for comment.

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