Feel no guilt. Getting married and giving birth does not mean that you have sold your life away to perfectly healthy people who can get their own damn socks.

Jennifer Crusie
About This Quote

This is a sly and very powerful statement that makes the reader think twice before feeling guilty for anything. It points out that we all need to feel guilt. It is a natural part of our human experience and we must feel it to grow and move forward in life. However, there is such a thing as healthy guilt and unhealthy guilt.

Unhealthy guilt can be linked to our parents or other family members, which is why it feels unnatural to us when we feel guilty for things we did not do. For example, when we spend too much time with friends, we might feel guilty about spending too much time with them and not with our family. Healthy guilt comes from within ourselves and is connected to our actions and choices.

Unfortunately, in many cases, we feel guilty for things that we did not do and this leads to harmful emotions such as anger towards ourselves or others.

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