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Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes

I admit to a bias toward high culture Picture Quote #1

Certainly, being a ‘perfect’ mother is unachievable Picture Quote #1

Our entire personality, our energy level, and how we cope is hormonal Picture Quote #1

I’d be lying if I claimed that, in spite of our amiable afternoons, I don’t have an ache somewhere in my heart that my children will not be playing Carnegie Hall anytime soon Picture Quote #1

You go into the book store, there’s the cut-out of Dr. Phil, and then the dreaded women’s health section where every book, instead of the menopause book with the fanged Medusa head on the cover that might be more pertinent, you always see a flower and a poppy and a daisy and a stethoscope Picture Quote #1

When I think of Chinese parents, I think of people who weep upon hearing Beethoven, but who can’t necessarily bring that joy to others Picture Quote #1

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The bad news in our most cosmopolitan and vibrant cities is that many middle-class people can no longer afford to live in ‘middle-class’ school districts Picture Quote #1

I eye ‘Modern Love’ warily between that second and third cup of coffee on Sunday mornings, calculating how much of a push I need to get through the day’s unhurriedly earnest saga of heartbreak and recovery Picture Quote #1

I find I’m the sort of harried working mother who has difficulty scheduling in a bit of rest amid the Ptolemaically complicated interlocking gears of professional and personal life Picture Quote #1

Journalists are quite surprised outside their dinner parties when they hear where I live. ‘Van Nuys? You still live there?’ It is like saying you’re from Alabama Picture Quote #1

We all fantasize about work that uses our creativity, is self-directed, happens during the hours we choose, and occurs in an attractively lit setting with fascinating people - you know, jobs like women have on TV Picture Quote #1

The literature of menopause is the saddest, the most awful, and the most medical of all genres. You’re sleepless, you’re anxious, you’re fat, you’re depressed - and the advice is always the same: take more walks, eat some kale, and drink lots of water. It didn’t help Picture Quote #1

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Having blown up my own long-term marriage via an extramarital affair, followed by a traumatic divorce, I tend to think of love as less a gently glowing hearth than a set of flaming train tracks you strap yourself onto Picture Quote #1

I cohabited for 20 years with my longtime husband and father of my two now-teen daughters in a stable family household Picture Quote #1

I am shamed to realize that in my marriage, my daughters never heard their father and me fight, which also meant, perhaps, that we didn’t truly communicate Picture Quote #1

Beating up on public schools is not just our nation’s favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of ‘Big Love’ - who, of course, have no dog in the fight Picture Quote #1

In the end, the real wisdom of menopause may be in questioning how fun or even sane this chore wheel called modern life actually is Picture Quote #1

The problem is that, partly because we are women, a large measure of our happiness depends on our relationships - including, unavoidably, our relationships with men Picture Quote #1

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I am a member of the ‘sandwich’ generation, that group that must simultaneously care for elderly parents and support children Picture Quote #1

Just because marriage didn’t work for us doesn’t mean we don’t believe in the institution. Just because our own marital track records are mixed doesn’t mean our hearts don’t lift at the sight of our daughters’ Tiffany-blue wedding invitations Picture Quote #1

While having two biological parents at home is, the statistics tell us, best for children, a single-parent household is almost as good Picture Quote #1

Struggling with my finances, nudging toward 50, I sometimes daydream about being happily married to a matching frugaholic husband in a matching Christmas-red tracksuit with matching walkie-talkies as we troll Ralphs, excitedly comparing triple coupons Picture Quote #1

My generation is so used to having our public spaces look like the Starbucks, with the beautiful lighting and the little bit of Nina Simone and my coffee that’s blended a certain way from Costa Rica Picture Quote #1

Work... family - I’m doing it all. But here’s the secret I share with so many other nanny- and housekeeper-less mothers I see working the same balance: my house is trashed. It is strewn with socks and tutus Picture Quote #1

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Things need shaking up when American women feel endangered even as Yosemite bears lumber around belching, their eyes glazed with surfeit, their pelts covered in Oreo crumbs Picture Quote #1

The very success of the modern American family - where kids get punctually to SAT-tutoring classes, the mortgage gets paid, the second-story remodel stays on budget - surely depends on spouses’ not being in love Picture Quote #1

I agree that mommy wars are not good for any mothers: that such wars are time and effort wasted Picture Quote #1

In 1900, the average life expectancy of a US citizen was 48, so most menopausal women were dead, which is not a great place to be Picture Quote #1

Almost 50 years old now, some 30 years after graduation, I look at my Caltech classmates and conclude that math whizzes do not take over the world Picture Quote #1

While at a biological disadvantage in competitions, women - who even make trips to restaurant bathrooms in pairs - are at a clear advantage when it comes to grouping together and the activities that accompany it: gossiping, sharing, bonding, assisting, scrapbooking, and building networks Picture Quote #1

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I admit to a bias toward high culture (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Certainly, being a ‘perfect’ mother is unachievable (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Our entire personality, our energy level, and how we cope is hormonal (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I’d be lying if I claimed that, in spite of our amiable afternoons, I don’t have an ache somewhere in my heart that my children will not be playing Carnegie Hall anytime soon. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) You go into the book store, there’s the cut-out of Dr. Phil, and then the dreaded women’s health section where every book, instead of the menopause book with the fanged Medusa head on the cover that might be more pertinent, you always see a flower and a poppy and a daisy and a stethoscope. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) When I think of Chinese parents, I think of people who weep upon hearing Beethoven, but who can’t necessarily bring that joy to others. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) The bad news in our most cosmopolitan and vibrant cities is that many middle-class people can no longer afford to live in ‘middle-class’ school districts. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I eye ‘Modern Love’ warily between that second and third cup of coffee on Sunday mornings, calculating how much of a push I need to get through the day’s unhurriedly earnest saga of heartbreak and recovery. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I find I’m the sort of harried working mother who has difficulty scheduling in a bit of rest amid the Ptolemaically complicated interlocking gears of professional and personal life. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Journalists are quite surprised outside their dinner parties when they hear where I live. ‘Van Nuys? You still live there?’ It is like saying you’re from Alabama. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) We all fantasize about work that uses our creativity, is self-directed, happens during the hours we choose, and occurs in an attractively lit setting with fascinating people - you know, jobs like women have on TV. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) The literature of menopause is the saddest, the most awful, and the most medical of all genres. You’re sleepless, you’re anxious, you’re fat, you’re depressed - and the advice is always the same: take more walks, eat some kale, and drink lots of water. It didn’t help. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Having blown up my own long-term marriage via an extramarital affair, followed by a traumatic divorce, I tend to think of love as less a gently glowing hearth than a set of flaming train tracks you strap yourself onto. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I cohabited for 20 years with my longtime husband and father of my two now-teen daughters in a stable family household. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I am shamed to realize that in my marriage, my daughters never heard their father and me fight, which also meant, perhaps, that we didn’t truly communicate. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Beating up on public schools is not just our nation’s favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of ‘Big Love’ - who, of course, have no dog in the fight. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) In the end, the real wisdom of menopause may be in questioning how fun or even sane this chore wheel called modern life actually is. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) The problem is that, partly because we are women, a large measure of our happiness depends on our relationships - including, unavoidably, our relationships with men. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I am a member of the ‘sandwich’ generation, that group that must simultaneously care for elderly parents and support children. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Just because marriage didn’t work for us doesn’t mean we don’t believe in the institution. Just because our own marital track records are mixed doesn’t mean our hearts don’t lift at the sight of our daughters’ Tiffany-blue wedding invitations. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) While having two biological parents at home is, the statistics tell us, best for children, a single-parent household is almost as good. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Struggling with my finances, nudging toward 50, I sometimes daydream about being happily married to a matching frugaholic husband in a matching Christmas-red tracksuit with matching walkie-talkies as we troll Ralphs, excitedly comparing triple coupons. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) My generation is so used to having our public spaces look like the Starbucks, with the beautiful lighting and the little bit of Nina Simone and my coffee that’s blended a certain way from Costa Rica. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Work... family - I’m doing it all. But here’s the secret I share with so many other nanny- and housekeeper-less mothers I see working the same balance: my house is trashed. It is strewn with socks and tutus. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Things need shaking up when American women feel endangered even as Yosemite bears lumber around belching, their eyes glazed with surfeit, their pelts covered in Oreo crumbs. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) The very success of the modern American family - where kids get punctually to SAT-tutoring classes, the mortgage gets paid, the second-story remodel stays on budget - surely depends on spouses’ not being in love. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) I agree that mommy wars are not good for any mothers: that such wars are time and effort wasted (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) In 1900, the average life expectancy of a US citizen was 48, so most menopausal women were dead, which is not a great place to be. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) Almost 50 years old now, some 30 years after graduation, I look at my Caltech classmates and conclude that math whizzes do not take over the world. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes) While at a biological disadvantage in competitions, women - who even make trips to restaurant bathrooms in pairs - are at a clear advantage when it comes to grouping together and the activities that accompany it: gossiping, sharing, bonding, assisting, scrapbooking, and building networks. (Sandra Tsing Loh Quotes)

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