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“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.”
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“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”
― Untamed
― Untamed
“that’s what money gives you: the freedom to stop thinking about money. If you’ve never been without, then you won’t understand the profundity of this, how absolutely this changes your life.”
― The Glass Hotel
― The Glass Hotel
“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.”
― #IMomSoHard
― #IMomSoHard
“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.”
― #IMomSoHard
― #IMomSoHard
Coleen’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Coleen’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
2,222 books
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133 friends
146 books
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123 friends
1,522 books
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48 friends
1,494 books
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56 friends
892 books
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31 friends
1,247 books
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50 friends
2,312 books
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197 friends
1,694 books
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135 friends
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