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Jen Simon

@nosleepinbklyn

Aka Percocet Mom, I’ve written about my addiction to opioids for WaPo, Slate, Cosmo, The TODAY show & more. Devastated by my sister’s suicide. Essay @ModernLoss

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The message Jen Simon wants you to know more than anything? Her sister didn't choose death. But depression was in control. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth loom.ly/D--yKw8

The message <a href="/NoSleepInBklyn/">Jen Simon</a>  wants you to know more than anything? Her sister didn't choose death. But depression was in control. #mentalhealthawarenessmonth loom.ly/D--yKw8
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It’s not lost on me that when a man goes on a killing spree with his AR-15, people will say things like “mental health is not a joke”. But when a female athlete uses her goddamn right as a human being to take care of herself, said people absolutely lose their minds.

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Is it omicron or delta or your period or a cold or flu or allergies or anxiety or long covid or perimenopause or food poisoning or migraine or a tumor (“it’s not a tumor”) or PTSD or parenting is just so hard lolol or too much sitting and screen time and stress or IS IT COVID or

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8: I learned a new curse word. The ‘K’ word. My immediate reaction was bafflement; then I thought of a K word and omg what did my Jewish son hear and where? Me: I don’t know that one, can you tell me? Of course you won’t get in trouble. He leaned in and said: KAREN.

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We asked 12 not to Google me. I wanted to tell him about my addiction; I didn’t want him to learn about it from my essays. Me: I need to tell you something. I was addicted to pills for many years but I have 6 yrs clean. Immediate response: Way to go, Mom! Kvelling.

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Why can men only understand things when other men are involved? Or when they’re faced with how absolutely terrifying men are?

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Mr. and Mrs. Affleck seem to have gone with the “HomeGoods” aesthetic for their recent wedding. Stars! They really *are* just like us!

Mr. and Mrs. Affleck seem to have gone with the “HomeGoods” aesthetic for their recent wedding. 
Stars! They really *are* just like us!