Laura’s Reviews > Happy & You Know It > Status Update

“Every one of them was living through a moment of radical personal change when they were no longer the stars of their own lives, when they were shaken by a depth of worry they’ve never experienced. They knew they were supposed to shoulder their transformation uncomplainingly and selflessly like “good” mothers, while also maintaining the body weight and grooming habits of a Disney Channel ingenue.”

“....they weren’t primed from birth like women were, told that they could be anything they wanted to be while handicapped at every turn by invisible forces, told they were more than just their looks while also culturally programmed to believe that their value was tied to their desirability.”