There's something really terrible about having your BlackBerry next to your bed or having your laptop in the living room when you're talking to someone. The biggest source of stress in my life is the screen, the blogging. Jessica Valenti bedbigblackberry share on social
You come to a point where you give up on holding yourself to a perfect feminist ideal - it just feels stifling. Jessica Valenti feltfeministgive Change image and share on social
The truth about parenting is that the reality of our lives needs to be enough. Jessica Valenti liveparentingreality Change image and share on social
I revisit old favorites like 'Buffy' and 'Battlestar Galactica' when I'm bored. I am obsessed with 'Scandal.' I love TV. Jessica Valenti battlestarborebuffy Change image and share on social
I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy. Jessica Valenti completelyideallie share on social
I think talking is as casual as blogging, and sometimes writing can be as casual as talking. My informal writing style is a political choice, because I want feminism to be more accessible. Jessica Valenti accessiblebloggingcasual Change image and share on social
When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite, believing that these critics would be so charmed by my professionalism that they would see the error of their misogynist ways and swiftly run out to read a bell hooks book. Ha! Jessica Valenti believebellblogging share on social