30 Something and Over It Quotes

“I'm ashamed to reveal that, even as a teanager, I was guilty of participanting in the mummy wars and jusging another woman for her mothering preferences. It seems that the stay-at-home mothers are still being accused of being anti-feminist and poor role models to their daughters, whereas working mothers have been accused of everything from child abuse to being selfish feminists and inflating house prices. Women are pinched against other women, and no matter where you stand in this minefield, you can't help but notice that men seem to escape the guilt and the blame.”
― Kasey Edwards, 30 Something and Over It: What Happens When You Wake Up And Don't Want to Go To Work Ever Again

“Searching for answers, I ask Emma why she thinks women seem more over it than men. 'Because we don't have dicks,' she says simply.'By the time we get to our thirties we realised that a dick is far more valuable in the workplace than intellect, education, or dedication. We'll never have the necessary equipment.”
― Kasey Edwards, 30 Something and Over It: What Happens When You Wake Up And Don't Want to Go To Work Ever Again

“Good writing is like porn to me.”
― Kasey Edwards, 30 Something and Over It: What Happens When You Wake Up And Don't Want to Go To Work Ever Again

“Before this, when I'd admired my colleagues for being so calm, I had creditied them with a greater level of maturity and wisdom than I had. I now wonder if I was being too complimentary and that instead, like me, they'd just lost their give-a-shit too.”
― Kasey Edwards, 30 Something and Over It: What Happens When You Wake Up And Don't Want to Go To Work Ever Again

“I explain that i want time off to write a book. Garry laughs at me and says I can't work part time simply because I want to. He says he can't set that sort of precedent in the organisation. If he lets me work part-time, everybody might want to do it.”
― Kasey Edwards, 30 Something and Over It: What Happens When You Wake Up And Don't Want to Go To Work Ever Again