"A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. A lot of women's friendships begin to flounder." — Zadie Smith In the wake of my return from the psych ward I found myself wrestling with the loss of many friendships, but one in particular hit hard. It reminded me of another breakup I had eight years ago...
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"A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. A lot of women's friendships begin to flounder." — Zadie Smith In the wake of my return from the psych ward I found myself wrestling with the loss of many friendships, but one in particular hit hard. It reminded me of another breakup I had eight years ago...
Two Under Two is Easier, Only Children Are Lonely & Other Myths We're Done With
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7 months ago
Two Under Two is Easier, Only Children Are Lonely & Other Myths We're Done With
Only children are weird. It's selfish to have an only child. Only children are lonely. There's so much pressure...To be a woman. To be a mom. To have a kid. Then to have another kid. Because you can't just have ONE KID. It's selfish to have an only child. But is it? I speak to two mothers who have (by choice and not) to have only children. Are they happy? Are theirs kids happy? Do they feel guilty? Are only children lonely? Is it so bad to have an only child or is this another myth we're just...
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"A lot of women, when they're young, feel they have very good friends, and find later on that friendship is complicated. It's easy to be friends when everyone's 18. It gets harder the older you get, as you make different life choices. A lot of women's friendships begin to flounder." — Zadie Smith In the wake of my return from the psych ward I found myself wrestling with the loss of many friendships, but one in particular hit hard. It reminded me of another breakup I had eight years ago...
