There's a book called The Women's Room by Marilyn French that was a really big part of my personal feminist awakening growing up that I read.
June Diane RaphaelI remember watching that show [Golden Girls] with my parents and not totally understanding it. Like, a lot of comedy flew over my head, a lot of the sexual stuff I didn't know. But because there was a laugh track, I'd laugh really hard, and I'm now remembering the look on my parents' faces - I had no idea why it was funny. I was sort of, like, laughing along.
June Diane Raphael[The Women's Room] is one of those pieces of fiction that reveals itself in a different way every time. It's incredible.
June Diane RaphaelI never sleep in. By the way, when we're like, "We alternate waking up for the kids," the other person's waking up at 7 a.m. It's not like you're waking up at 10. It's like, "I'm really going to give you a treat and you're gonna get your ass up at 7 instead of 5:59." Which is when our son wakes up.
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