Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Is it hard for you to accept help when you need it?

Sometimes you have to let go of your dreams. As the years go by, you come to the realization that who you are now is pretty much who you’ll be forever.

The only thing worse than being in a bad mood, is dealing with someone else’s bad mood.

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

In a marriage, should you really feel lonely that much of the time? And if so, then how lonely is too lonely?

Yes, a lot of parents are assholes. But you know what? A lot of people are assholes; some of them happen to have kids, some don’t. I can’t speak for all parents, and I wouldn’t want to try. But speaking as one particular person with kids, here’s what I wish my childfree friends would understand…

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.