“Ice diapers and mesh hospital underwear were the two things I did not know I would love until suddenly I did. Until I survived sixteen hours of labor and four hours of pushing and a few minutes of my doctor using the handheld vacuum apparatus to get that baby the fuck out of my vaginal canal, and my lower half felt like a Vegas hotel room after it had been trashed by a B-list rock band. (167)” HumorBirthTrauma Author:Lyz Lenz
“We speak of men and their rage as if it I laudable. "Men just get mad and push each other and it's over", we say. "Women are just bitches; they never let it go." That's because we never can let it go. Because where would we put it? What system? What faith? What institution has room? Has patience? Has understanding for an angry woman?” FeminismAnger And AttitudeAngry Women Book:Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture Source: Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture
“So much of our culture depicts young girls dreaming about their weddings. But every middle-aged woman I know dreams about living alone in the woods, maybe with a dog.” DogWeddingLife Dreams Book:This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life Source: This American Ex-Wife: How I Ended My Marriage and Started My Life