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Have you gone into overtime playing by the rules? You haven’t talked back, talked too loud, talked about yourself.
You’ve done the housework, the homework, the work-work. You’ve fed the kids’ dog, walked the kids’ dog, cleaned up after the kids’ dog. You just can’t say no to ugly bridesmaid dresses. You read every page of other people’s boring bookclub picks.
You give up the last brownie, the best seat, the first place in line. You use the ingratiating exclamation mark that says, “Please like me!” on all your emails. Are you programmed to please? You need a little naughty in your nice this month. Take over the meeting, skip to the end of the book, walk the hound to a dog-friendly bar. Good girls follow the rule book. Great ones write their own. Cover copy by Nikki Hardin, art by Kristen Solecki
“You always had the power, my dear. You just had to learn it for yourself.” Glinda the Good Witch