What I Was Doing While You Were Breeding: A Memoir
There is something effortlessly composed about French children. They sit patiently at restaurants, sleep soundly through the night, and seem to possess an innate sense of independence and self-control. Meanwhile, their parents appear calm, confident, and seemingly unburdened by the constant stress that defines modern parenting elsewhere. What’s the
... See moreThis is how I discovered that the secret to life is little books. Over the last few years, I’ve now written many. And what began as an exercise in parenting my child ended up becoming something closer to a meditation challenge for me: take any potentially anxiety-provoking situation, and imagine explaining it via the most calming haiku possible.
Jessi Klein • I'll Show Myself Out
Had I been married, I’m really not sure any of those things would have happened. Would I have been able to bugger off to another country? Would I have been able to go through spells of writing for 12 hours a day, if I’d been coupled? Doubtful. But I have. And I’ve enjoyed every minute.
Catherine Gray • The Unexpected Joy of Being Single
She was dating and traveling and going to the dentist every six months and buying books from independent booksellers and giving herself permission to do nothing.
Katherine Morgan Schafler • The Perfectionist's Guide to Losing Control
Finally the Bride - Finding Hope While Waiting: The Single Woman’s Guide to the Wait for a Husband and Marriage
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How do you take care of your internal compass? You don’t listen to anyone who tells you to do something as consequential as having a child. Think about that one for a second.