Jill

“Actually, the problem is that I can’t lose my mind,” I said. “It’s inescapable.”
― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

“I had to find the courage to start saying no to things I didn't want to do because once you turn thirty, pretending starts taking a toll on your immune system. I had to learn how to say no to others and yes to myself, and today I no longer feel ashamed for not being "fun" and being down for every draining activity I'm asked to do. I'm no longer terrified I'll be judged, abandoned, rejected, or left out. And if I am, good. Turns out it's kind of my dream to be left out of doing things I don't want to do. What this means is that unless your invite involves cheese, Netflix, Mexican wrestling, Moscow mules, or actual mules, chances are, in the words of Randy Jackson, "That's gonna be a no for me, dog.”
― Whitney Cummings, I'm Fine...And Other Lies

“Motherhood leaves you inevitably and profoundly changed; you can be similar to who you were - maybe? - but you'll never be the same.”
― Jessi Klein, I'll Show Myself Out: Essays on Midlife and Motherhood

“It struck me that, in the nicest possible way, she didn't really have a personality. She was a mother.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine