Jessica Grose > Quotes

“The ideals as they are created now serve almost no one. They may serve industry, but they do not serve us or our families.”
― Jessica Grose, Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

“Anytime you feel guilty about not meeting some sort of insane, unachievable demand, ask yourself: Does this help me improve my relationship with my children? And does this help my community? If the answer is neither, push back. Refuse to feel the guilt and failure that plague so many of us when we are just trying to raise our families under this broken system. Instead, use that energy to fuel something different: the possibility of a more humane and supportive future for our children.”
― Jessica Grose, Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

“It became crystal clear to me that you could do everything that American society pressures you to do as an individual and as a mother, and if anything goes wrong, not only are you on your own, but you will also be either tacitly or explicitly blamed for your deviation.”
― Jessica Grose, Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood

“I wish I could go back to myself a decade ago and tell her that she isn’t a failure for being sick, for taking the medicine she needs, and for taking several months away from work to tend to her health and her newborn. If I could not be that voice for myself, maybe I can be that voice for others. You are making the best choices you can in a society that holds mothers to unachievable standards.”
― Jessica Grose, Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood