Sign in with Facebook
after all, girls are taught to be polite and accommodating. Being rude or blunt would be a display of bad manners. Historically, women have ignored their instincts, alerting them to danger because they don’t want to overreact or, God
...more
“It’s harder than you think to admit your even occasional dissatisfaction as a mother without feeling instant guilt, an immediate sensation of shame for even suggesting you might not be happy when you’ve got a wonderful healthy child in this world who depends on you and loves you no matter what. It’s almost impossible to separate your “bad” feelings about the normal frustrations of post-baby life from your “good” feelings about the very baby who instigated the transformation. But it’s not realistic or healthy to deny the fact that a mother is a complicated person—or to deny that a mother is a person at all.”
― Mother Shock: Tales from the First Year and Beyond -- Loving Every (Other) Minute of It
― Mother Shock: Tales from the First Year and Beyond -- Loving Every (Other) Minute of It
“So hold your head up high, reserve your smiles for those who really deserve them, and let the world know it’s your bitch.”
― Nice Is Just a Place in France: How to Win at Basically Everything
― Nice Is Just a Place in France: How to Win at Basically Everything
“Note: One terrible aspect of preschool and day care is that it will put you in direct contact with parents who are doing better than you are. During drop-off and pickup, you will notice that there are parents who drive very expensive vehicles and are physically attractive, fit, and well-dressed. We call these people punk bitches (applies to males and females) and avoid them. If it helps, imagine that their personal life is in shambles. Look for the parents who look like they were just released from prison: unshaven, hunched over, afraid of sunlight, confused, shoes on the wrong feet, etc. These are your people.”
― Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault
― Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault
“I will feel the pang of separation when she is two, when she is twelve, when she is twenty. My daughter will tackle other more important milestones, other more difficult accomplishments that she must achieve on her own. And I, who once shared a blood supply with her, who once had her all to myself, must wait and watch and smile, and continue this exploration of motherhood, this bittersweet experience of maternal love, this continual process of bravely saying goodbye.”
― Mother Shock: Tales from the First Year and Beyond -- Loving Every (Other) Minute of It
― Mother Shock: Tales from the First Year and Beyond -- Loving Every (Other) Minute of It
“Toddlers walk through life like we all wish we could: confident, demanding, and 100 percent positive that they are the center of the universe. They can kick their father in the testicles and feel nothing. They love to laugh. They love to destroy expensive cosmetics and to fingerpaint with long-wearing lipstick. Toddlers love to render electronic devices useless. They enjoy making debit cards and keys vanish into thin air. They like to permanent marker on shit. Toddlers live that #thuglyfe better than any of us could even try to because toddlers. don’t. give. a. fuck. The quicker you understand that, the better. Repeat after me: Toddlers don’t care and they never did.”
― Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault
― Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault
Gena’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Gena’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
1,756 books
|
158 friends
133 books
|
2,420 friends
1,173 books
|
57 friends
571 books
|
21 friends
174 books
|
62 friends
167 books
|
99 friends
47 books
|
112 friends
162 books
|
49 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Gena
Lists liked by Gena