Smart Words and a Hostile Mother in Law
“Unspoken expectations are premeditated resentments.” — Neil Strauss
Smart Words from Smart People: “The world is split between those who don’t know how to start making money and those who don’t know when to stop.” - Taleb
https://collabfund.com/blog/smart-words-from-smart-people/
Busted for No Good Reason: Ravi, as the man introduced himself, told Chrisann the audition was in Dubai—all expenses would be paid, her hotel and visa arrangements made by the company. But they couldn’t share the script yet because it was confidential. This was normal in Pereira’s line of work. She took the offer.
https://magazine.journeyofobjects.com/article/busted-for-no-good-reason
Morality of Attention and the Hostile Mother in Law: A mother, whom I shall call M, feels hostility to her daughter-in-law, whom I shall call D. M finds D quite a good-hearted girl, but while not exactly common yet certainly unpolished and lacking in dignity and refinement. D is inclined to be pert and familiar, insufficiently ceremonious, brusque, sometimes positively rude, always tiresomely juvenile. M does not like D’s accent or the way D dresses. M feels that her son has married beneath him.
https://philosophybreak.com/articles/iris-murdoch-on-the-morality-of-attention-and-the-hostile-mother-in-law