alright, maybe not lazy but easily overwhelmed, frequently depressed, unmotivated, disinterested. Really I just shouldn’t be given the responsibility of raising another person. If that makes me a bad person then I’ll just accept that

I actually use this excuse a lot. In reality I’m fucking lazy and would be a terrible parent but for some reason that’s not a valid excuse so I have to pretend I care about future generations

You were well-named, little grasshopper. 💛

Thank you.

That’s super encouraging, thank you! When I was fresh out of college and underemployed (and super depressed) after the financial crisis, my former primary care doctor gave me this pep talk about how she started med school at 38 and it’s never too late. It was so helpful, and I still think of it.