I'm not toxic. I'm reactive. There's a person somewhere calling me difficult, and they're leaving out the part where they pushed every boundary I set, ignored every signal I gave, and then acted shocked when I finally stopped being gentle about it.
Not exaggerating when I say the future depends on this catching on en masse. Kids, adults. Book clubs, silent reading groups. For the past twenty-five years tech has corroded our attention, intelligence and basic pleasure in living, and books are the key to winning them back.
Community died when mothers started telling people they weren’t allowed to correct children’s behaviors. Nobody wants to watch your undisciplined child that starts screaming when they are told no.
Every girl should experience her own apartment, groceries in the fridge, candles lit, everything exactly how she wants it, and no man stressing her out. It really is a luxury experience.