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“each woman with Mother Hunger yearns for the same thing: a certain quality of love—a nurturing, safe, inspiring love—the kind of love we think of as maternal love” xv

“When we understand that mothers love us the best way they can & the only way they know how, blame has no place. A mother can only give her child what she has” 3

“Although you have no clear memory of her early care, your body does” 8

I’m baackk!

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No one:

Me, every other day: *casually crying on my ride home from work*

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Fav ch. 1 quotes so far:

“When I am constantly running there is no time for being. When there is no time for being there is no time for listening” (3).

“Generally what is more important than getting watertight answers is learning to ask the right questions” (5).

“The fact that they were men simply speaks for their day when women may have been powers behind the throne, but they were kept behind it” (6).

Off to a good start and surprisingly moved by the preface by Sara Zarr 😌

“Strangely, as much as I heard the word ‘secular’ as a label on things that should be avoided by good Christians, I don’t ever remember hearing the word ‘sacred’ as its opposite” (xii).

Chapter 34: God forbid an independent young woman writes silly stories to support her sister 🙄 I know this is in the 1800s, but geez…

Chapter 35: Poor Laurie 😭 Jo does love him—she’s just young and afraid and needs a little more time. I’m annoyed at Marmee (“I agree with mother that you and I are not suited to each other” page 401) and Mr. Laurence for so hastily suggesting a trip abroad. 💔

Jo going on and on about how great Professor Bhaer is… mmkay, Jo 📝🧐

Ohhh boy

Uhhh

What the heck

Ok, so learning that this takes place during the temperance movement helped me stomach Meg basically manipulating Laurie… (page 283) 🍷😒

“the homeliest tasks get beautified if loving hands do them” (page 271)

Part 1 completed in one sitting—off to a good start!

I was locked in for my entire flight 😳✈️

If I wasn’t already hooked, I am now 😳

Whoops I accidentally stayed up reading til 4am and finished the next section ahahaha and now I have to wait a week before starting the next one what am I supposed to do with myself I need to know what happens next ok good night