Lindsay

“I’ve learned that the best parents aren’t the ones who know how to be right the best ones are the ones who know how to apologize”
― Bunmi Laditan, Dear Mother: Poems on the Hot Mess of Motherhood

“Attraction isn’t something that only happens once, with one person. It’s part of what drives humans. Our attraction to each other, to art, to food, to entertainment. Attraction is fun. So when you decide to commit to someone, you aren’t saying, ‘I promise I’ll never be attracted to anyone else.’ You’re saying, ‘I promise to commit to you, despite my potential future attraction to other people.’” I look at Clara. “Relationships are hard for that very reason. Your body and your heart don’t stop finding the beauty and the attraction in other people simply because you’ve made a commitment to one person. If you ever find yourself in a situation where you’re drawn to someone else, it’s up to you to remove yourself from that situation before it becomes too hard to fight.”
― Colleen Hoover, Regretting You

“Toddlers have an excuse when it comes to their shitty behavior: They’re learning how to be people. If you’re an asshole of a parent, it’s all on you.”
― Bunmi Laditan, Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault

“Be careful how you speak about
yourself
for your works will become
your daughter's mother tongue”
― Bunmi Laditan, Dear Mother: Poems on the hot mess of motherhood