Things my mOm taught me: virtually everything about performative femininity is a complex and expensive waste of time
we’re atheists like who cares, not like O’Hairs
you won’t know who you are until you’re in your 30s at least and there’s no shame in going long
a fine spring day + a convertible + a shady country road + your sweetie = happiness
You can’t have everything and you’re a sucker to try.
You can be in complete disagreement with your family about just about everything as long as you don’t revert to name calling and violence
Plant native plants if you want native butterflies
Don’t put poison on the yard of your own house
Family history is important because it explains things that otherwise make zero sense
If you want better sf, pay for it
Never stop learning
You’re an ancestor.