“Being at home was like a mattress to fall back on with the smallest of peas on the bottom, just large enough to bother the princess. I was damn lucky that I had a place to call home, but I didn't like the feeling of stealing my parents food and being unable to tell them when I could ever afford my own.” HomeLife LessonsGrowing UpParentsReturning HomeTwentysomething Book:Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood Source: Don't Worry, It Gets Worse: One Twentysomething's (Mostly Failed) Attempts at Adulthood
“You still crave lemonade, but the taste doesn’t satisfy you as much as it used to. You still crave summer, but sometimes you mean summer, five years ago.” NostalgiaMelancholyMelancholy And Nostalgia Book:You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism Source: You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism
“WANTING to be anything is the whole point of feminism. HAVING TO BE SOMETHING is what feminists fight against, or at least the ones I know.” FeminismMotherhood Book:You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism Source: You Don't Have to Like Me: Essays on Growing Up, Speaking Out, and Finding Feminism