Gena Koehler

“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.”
― Bunmi Laditan, Toddlers Are A**holes: It's Not Your Fault

“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.”
― Andrea J. Buchanan, 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.”
― The Betches, Nice Is Just a Place in France: How to Win at Basically Everything

“And even if you don’t have material possessions, pretending like you have your shit together is the best way to have your shit together until you actually do.”
― The Betches, Nice Is Just a Place in France: How to Win at Basically Everything