Stop being a bitch

I recently enjoyed a seriously nostalgic 90’s pop playlist session. I am not ashamed to say that.

One of my favorite 90's girl-power anthems is “Bitch” by Meredith Brooks. I can vividly remember driving my car with my girlfriends, windows down, screaming at the top of our lungs…

"I'm a bitch! I'm a lover! I'm a child! I'm a mother! I'm a sinner! I'm a saint! I do not feel ashamed!"

The b-word is loaded, as we know. It gets twisted and turned depending on the situation and who says it.

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"I'm fine" and other myths we tell ourselves

I don’t know about you, but there’s one phrase that I say so frequently I might as well have it tattooed on my forehead.

“I’m fine.”

It’s my default auto-response.

I can’t blame my “I’m fine” dependence strictly on motherhood because I’ve been I’m fine-ing my way through most of my adult life.

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