My parents ... are more like ...

My parents ... are more like cats. They accidentally had a litter of kittens, and then emotionally moved on to whatever ball of yarn rolled past their line of sight.
 Jenny Mollen

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I never had credit card debt... I was very much about trying to gain my freedom, so it was about saving.
 Jenny Mollen
Throughout my childhood, my parents dropped me off at a multitude of therapists' offices in hopes that I'd avoid growing up to be the kind of asshole who writes books about them. Also because it was sometimes easier than finding a nanny.
 Jenny Mollen