Jen Simon

Aka Percocet Mom, I’ve written about my addiction to opioids for WaPo, Slate, Cosmo, The TODAY show & more. Devastated by my sister’s suicide. Essay @ModernLoss

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

Yes, @POTUS is “still” grieving his son who died in 2015. He is probably “still” grieving his first wife and daughter who died decades ago.

After losing so many people in 2020, let’s start to normalize the idea that grief doesn’t end in 6 months, in a year, or ever, really.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

Mr. and Mrs. Affleck seem to have gone with the “HomeGoods” aesthetic for their recent wedding.
Stars! They really *are* just like us!

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

How do you know about @oberlincollege ?
Gen X: @PhizLair
Millennials: @lenadunham

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

I miss the Michael Stipe who looked like Jonathan Rhys Meyers instead of Moby.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

Why can men only understand things when other men are involved? Or when they’re faced with how absolutely terrifying men are?

[ScottyJohns @highroadsaloon]

I said to my wife "Do you think anyone will commit suicide because they could not get an abortion?"
She instantly replied "yes."
Then she added "there will be all those boyfriends and husbands that murder them because they couldn't get one too" and that shook my fucking world.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

We asked 12 not to Google me. I wanted to tell him about my addiction; I didn’t want him to learn about it from my essays.
Me: I need to tell you something. I was addicted to pills for many years but I have 6 yrs clean.
Immediate response: Way to go, Mom!
Kvelling.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

8: I learned a new curse word. The ‘K’ word.

My immediate reaction was bafflement; then I thought of a K word and omg what did my Jewish son hear and where?

Me: I don’t know that one, can you tell me? Of course you won’t get in trouble.

He leaned in and said: KAREN.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

A great opportunity!

[Alice Gomstyn @AliceGomstyn]

You: A talented writer with experience covering tech.
Me: Just a girl, standing in front of a candidate, asking them to apply for this job.
Come work with me at @codewordagency! https://t.co/21n7mAH6b4

[Farah Miller @farahlearned]

Is it omicron or delta or your period or a cold or flu or allergies or anxiety or long covid or perimenopause or food poisoning or migraine or a tumor (“it’s not a tumor”) or PTSD or parenting is just so hard lolol or too much sitting and screen time and stress or IS IT COVID or

[sanguinesu.bsky.social @sanguinesu]

To everyone who voted 3rd party to "send a message to the system," the Supreme Court is sending a message back.

[Pam Moore, OTR/L, CIEC, CPT (she/her) @PamMooreWriter]

Hannukah was never supposed to be Christmas and that is COMPLETELY FINE WITH ME. @NoSleepInBklyn's take is brilliant: https://t.co/Yo8xmAtYlm

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

Hanukkah isn’t the Jewish version of Christmas! Check out @Salon for more ranting! https://t.co/0TD8XO8APt

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

Wow! A menorah moose? 🙄🙄Thanks for the picture!

[Robin Grant @FalafelFirst]

@NoSleepInBklyn I read your op-ed piece concerning misappropriation of Jewish symbols and wondered if you had ever heard the Hanukkah story of the Blue Moose courtesy of Target? Yeah. Me, neither.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

Nearly every holiday and definitely every year, corporations get it wrong. How hard is it to ask a Jewish person?

[NBC News THINK @NBCNewsTHINK]

Using a well-known phrase from Passover and plopping it onto a #Hanukkah2021 item is offensive, writes @NoSleepInBklyn.

It doesn’t feel like inclusivity; it feels like tokenism and exploitation:

https://t.co/Za73nkGQkh

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

@shannoncoulter So glad you chose Joan - always the better Cusack.

[Ida 🇵🇸 @ida_skibenes]

It’s not lost on me that when a man goes on a killing spree with his AR-15, people will say things like “mental health is not a joke”. But when a female athlete uses her goddamn right as a human being to take care of herself, said people absolutely lose their minds.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

@HannahM_Writes @AnaMardoll Our son was rushed to the NICU after my emergency c-section and I told my husband to follow him. My husband said, “I don’t know him; I know you,” and stayed with me until I was ok.

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

@menysnoweballes My sister was a joyful, grateful person when she was well. Yoga teacher, nature enthusiast, organic eater. She was loved and loved more than anyone I know. If love could have saved her, she’d still be here. But her disease lied to her. @ModernLoss just shared my essay about her.

[Modern Loss @ModernLoss]

The message @NoSleepInBklyn wants you to know more than anything? Her sister didn't choose death. But depression was in control. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth https://t.co/Q6RgaunnE5

[Jen Simon @NoSleepInBklyn]

@EmilyPopek @kate_mckean 1977 here and definitely baby Gen X. I know where I was when Kurt Cobain died - that alone should qualify me.