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Liane Norman's avatar

This is so good, Emily. Really gets the quality of having too many things to do in too little time with too little energy. It goes with motherhood, though--you'll be pleased to hear, diminishes as the kids grow up. I'm so glad that you're noting these moments of frustration, fury, out-of-ideas-ism down on paper.

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Valerie Bacharach's avatar

Just what I needed to read. I think you touched on what many of us face; we should be more, write more, win something, and yet that's not the reason I write (well, some of the time it is). Reading this, knowing that so many of us, especially women, have those negative voices. Your thoughts help me to at least try to get them out of my head.

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