HeyJaredNobody's Mother
tired of being a 'good girl' and getting the bare minimum in return? these stories inspire and validate our right to choose the life we want; at any age.
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You’re not incomplete, you need enrichment (opens the original)
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Our factory setting is ‘single’ and yet there’s an unspoken expectation that anyone who stays that way for too long is defective. Read more
Spend time frivolously (opens the original)
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I’ve come to think of time as a bank account where you can’t see the balance. Some people give constant warnings that you’re running out of time while others assure you that you have more of it than you think, but the truth is no one knows.Since you’re a woman, patriarchy tells you you’re always one withdrawal away from bankruptcy. The warning is, before we know it, we will be broke, worthless, and lucky if anyone gives us their time. This is the source of the pressure that wants women to settle
Is it extravagant or is it a woman’s hobby? (opens the original)
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I almost married a man who loved fishing. He bought a boat, a second car for the trailer, and all the gear he wanted. He’d be gone for hours, sometimes days, while I hemmed and hawed over if I should get a new dress for my sister’s wedding or just wear something I already had.I earned more than him, but I was the one denying myself.Women are made to feel guilty for everything. Spending money on ourselves seems to require justification, explanation, and usually a sale before the choice is defensi
Society doesn’t reward hardworking women (opens the original)
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I never realized how many grown adults expect women to mother them. The colleague who always “needs help” or the boyfriend who asked me to “remind him” of his deadlines. I felt like the unpaid intern in several areas of my life and realized it wasn’t just tasks, it was emotional support, too. I was closer to acting like their mother. Gross. Read more
Is marriage the only worthwhile relationship? (opens the original)
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This era of “efficiency at any cost” is messing me up. We are terrified of wasting anything. Time, money, emotional investment, it’s like we are expected to only dedicate resources to things that are sure to give us a significant return, whatever that means.I’m noticing how relationships are affected by this. Aside from the much needed pullback from the people-pleasers, the over-givers, the door mats who have been taken for granted and suppressing their needs, these boundaries are being influenc
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