The Opinion Of Others, And Similar Bullshit

  What do you do with others’ opinions of you?   When I was younger, I took it seriously and tried to please people. It was exhausting, it was foolish, and it had to stop. As a grown-up, I can’t be bothered about what people think of me. It’s like, Taylor Swift sang this for me:   But […]

Mother Knows Best: My First Expert

Three years back, I had my daughter and with her arrival all my smothering mothering instincts appeared to the surface. Today, after three years of on the job training, I think I am an expert at being a parent, and no one can tell me otherwise.  Like every mother in the world, I try to do […]