Anusha Udupa

…and and I were pretty miserable as new parents is no exaggeration, nor does it make us very unique: Research finds that most couples experience an alarming drop in well-being after the birth of their first child. One study compared new parents’ unhappiness to other life situations such as divorce or the loss of a job.

From the time we are young, women are told to be nice. To be polite. To smile more often, to not curse or confront, to be pleasant — and most of all, to make others feel comfortable.

Every purchase you make will become an equation of time given up, instead of an equation that focuses on fulfilling desires or impressing other people.