Lane Thornton

"Good girl" conditioning has us believing our role is: to get other people to like or approve of us in social settings, to not "rock the boat", and to betray our own needs in order to appear selfless. HERE'S HOW TO UNLEARN IT:

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@whatlanewrites You mean like this?!!??!!!!

“Show don’t tell…” “Write what you know…” “Kill your darlings…” … What did I miss? #WritingCommunity

@mrbenjaminlaw No more fucks given.

It's my 40th birthday (thank you, it's sunscreen, retinol and being Asian), and when I asked my older siblings what their favourite thing about their 40s was, there was a long silence as they stared blankly into space. COOL! So it's up to you Twitter: WHAT'S GOOD ABOUT YOUR 40S?

@AliceElwell Oh, thank Goddess it’s not just me!

@jenniferdown That’s the best part of marriage right there.

@VyCatto @AKScotland That is hilarious! Great find.

@AKScotland Occasionally. Not sure this is what Katy meant, tho 😆

Quick question: Do you ever feel… like a plastic bag? #WritingCommunity

@jenniferdown Best thread I’ve read about the love and pride of families when a writer does good. Congratulations!

@RachaelCraw Can’t wait to watch it.

@Elizabeth__Eh We have a no sleepover rule unless the girls are older 15+ and we know the family well.

I just shocked the hell out of my husband by telling him I won't allow sleepovers for our girls. I cannot be alone in this. Do you let your kids go to sleepovers, or host sleepovers at your house? Maybe I'm weird but, like, I don't trust anyone. With my KIDS? OVERNIGHT? No way.

@kevinklehr We get them too.

Got home after a two week trip seeing family and in our mail is a handwritten letter addressed to the householder encouraging us to become Jehovah's Witnesses. Not a photocopy. Not a printed Word Doc. Someone has put a lot of work into personal handwritten letters.

@LyndseyMcKean @anecdotal_anna Totally!

A question for all the teachers: what habits are common in your profession? I was thinking; paying for resources with your own money and drinking coffee. Any others?

@Camelli79450301 @DazdC @Amy_Hupe Love it.

Introduce yourself with the wildest feedback you’ve ever received. I’ll go first: “Hi I’m Amy. I’m too ambitious 🤝”

@anecdotal_anna Most of the time they’re stuck in my hair.

@whatlanewrites Do they ever leak in your pockets?

@Amy_Hupe Hi, I’m Lane. Be warned. I’m a feminist.

@hollhideaway You too. ❤️

@AnnieWyer @emma__jayne14 Wouldn’t surprise me.

@emma__jayne14 Why is he not talking about coal mines... He was only interested in coal, dressing up in coal dust and hard hat to prove he gets his hands dirty… Is he now going to dress up in maternity outfits and carry a baby doll??

As a woman living in Queensland, I am absolutely horrified that Matt Canavan is calling for abortion to be outlawed in Queensland.

@GBlade7 @emma__jayne14

@emma__jayne14 Let’s implement reversible vasectomy first!… just as a pilot, Cannavan can lead the way, costs less due to tiny size no doubt😂😂🤡🐕