Coleen

“I’ve done my research and learned this: Ten is when we learn how to be good girls and real boys. Ten is when children begin to hide who they are in order to become what the world expects them to be. Right around ten is when we begin to internalize our formal taming. Ten”
― Glennon Doyle, Untamed

“Whenever I start to doubt if I’m worth the eternal trouble of medication and therapy, I remember those people who let the fog win. And I push myself to stay healthy. I remind myself that I’m not fighting against me … I’m fighting against a chemical imbalance … a tangible thing. I remind myself of the cunning untrustworthiness of the brain, both in the mentally ill and in the mentally stable.”
― Jenny Lawson

“Our feeling is that when your kid steps out of line, there should be an attitude of “I know what I’d want someone to say to my kid if she did that,” followed by a carefully chosen sharp word. We’ll all be better for it in the long run. Let’s assume we all want the same thing: to raise decent human beings who will be protected from danger until they are old enough to file their own taxes.”
― Kristin Hensley, #IMomSoHard

“As moms, we never put ourselves first, we don’t even put ourselves second. We’re down around number twenty-seven, along with shopping for a new area rug, finding a hairdresser who plays videos to distract your kid while she gets her hair cut, and figuring out what supplies your child needs for his unit on owls and butterflies.”
― Kristin Hensley, #IMomSoHard