“It's like my worst nightmare as a kid, being the last one to be picked up from like school or some social event. Then all these adults know about your sad home life and your irresponsible parents.”— Lena Dunham, Hannah Horvath, Lena Dunham, imdb.com
“Children whose parents are unpredictable— affectionate one minute and critical the next, for example— can become what we shrinks refer to as anxiously attached. They crave their parent’s love and approval while simultaneously being distrustful of it.”— Shawn Smith, amazon.com
“i cannot tell you how many times when i was a kid i got scolded for getting upset. "he's just messing with you!" oh so he's... literally trying to make me upset? and I'M wrong for getting upset? no. no. shut it the fuck down.”— Hannah Moskowitz, twitter.com
“Growing up in an abusive household is a fucking trip dude……If you’ve never had someone angrily wash a dish at you or fold a sock in your direction then how are you gonna understand why I get nervous when you quietly do the laundry, or why I ask ‘are you mad at me?’ when you set the bag of groceries…”— Unknown, tragicheroin.tumblr.com