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more about #lorigottlieb more comments → jenrobe: My mother and godmother (both mid-sixties first wavers) are supportive, cajolling and capable on occasion of pointing out when I'm being a bit of an i... more » nantucketsunrise: There really has been something different going on for my generation (I'm 42 now) - a lot of you don't seem to see that, and that's okay; you have or ... more » leslieannelevine: What seems odd to me is that Gottlieb seems to assume that because her married friends sometimes complain about their husbands, therefore they settled... more » Rooo sez BISH PLZ: You know what infuriates me? The relentless, underlying, unspoken assumption that all these difficulties are all internal. Whether a woman is marrie... more » tiredfairy: You know, I really don't get this kind of thinking. Life doesn't actually owe you anything. You're not owed happiness, or perfect contentment at all t... more » jfwlucy: Getting advice on how to live a happy life from Lori Gottlieb would be like getting tips on fashion from Amish country. Like advice on staying sober... more » quickqueenof: I will duck and cover after this next comment, but here goes . . . I think, as women, we CAN have it all, just perhaps not all at the same time. I... more » quickqueenof: I will duck and cover after this next comment, but here goes . . . I think, as women, we CAN have it all, just perhaps not all at the same time. I... more » rixatrix: I call bullshit. Yes, our choices have consequences. But there is also very little that can't be undone. If you hate your marriage, you can get divorc... more » Pantra: I got lectured and patronized when I was young, mostly because I made unconventional choices (that have served me well.) I know how annoying it can be... more » braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.: Yeah, you know, I guess. If you're bored, it's probably because you're boring. #arrogance more » sybann: I'm happy with my life and career and I'm half-a-century on - but I do resent being called a matron. Mostly because I never married so I am a dried up... more » LilyBonesBurana: What seems obvious is that these writers are illuminating One Big Thing: Women go through midlife crisis, too. Indeed. It may not LOOK like the male... more » LilyBonesBurana: What seems obvious is that these writers are illuminating One Big Thing: Women go through midlife crisis, too. Indeed. It may not LOOK like the male... more » Mrs. Beeton: Middle class ennui, the world's most annoying problem. #arrogance more » -
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Old Wives' Tales: Or, Why We Should All Just Give Up Now
The New York Observer's Irina Aleksander coins a meme: the Cautionary Matron - basically a generation of women disappointed in their lives and passing on their tales of woe to impressionable youth. But can we handle the truth?
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#painporn
Female Confessional Journalism And The Business Of Self-Hate
Hadley Freeman has a very smart piece in the Guardian today about a very disturbing phenomenon: female journalists publicly baring their depressing and ultimately unsuccessful battles with various forms of self-loathing.
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