“Make sure you subtly encourage the idea that a c-section or medicated birth or a birth with interventions is a lesser birth, so that the other mum knows she hasn’t reached the pinnacle of birthing. Because we all know that when children are at school, they separate out the kids by their type of birth, rank them, then the ones who had the most natural of births get the meet the queen.”
― Needs Adult Supervision
― Needs Adult Supervision
“Are you lost if you know where you're going-- just not how to get there?”
― Speak No Evil
― Speak No Evil
“I remember these things clearly because that was how my mother loved you, not through white lies and constant verbal affirmation, but in subtle observations of what brought you joy, pocketed away to make you feel comforted and cared for without even realizing it.”
― Crying in H Mart
― Crying in H Mart
“The easiest way to disregard a woman’s voice is to package her as a scold.”
― Becoming
― Becoming
“Her extremely posh eight year-old asks her a question about the economy (!), and before she answers it, she asks her extremely posh five year-old "Do you know what the economy is, darling?"
"Yes mummy, it's the part of the plane that's terrible".
This is how revolutions start.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
"Yes mummy, it's the part of the plane that's terrible".
This is how revolutions start.”
― This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor
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