It was kind of scary, because you don’t want to fall a lot when you’re eight months pregnant. “He was pressing on my nerves, so I kept collapsing,” she says. The last month of her pregnancy with X, she couldn’t walk. Grimes, meanwhile, used to get called “waifish” so often in profiles that she railed against it in a viral 2013 Tumblr post. “I was like, ‘I feel like he’s going to be a peaceful giant.’ ” She was right.

When Grimes was pregnant with X in 2020, she had a clear sense of the boy he’d turn out to be. I don’t know what I was thinking.”Ĭongratulations to Grimes and Elon Musk on the birth of their second child together! It’s a girl! “She’s a little colicky too.” She laughs again and buries her face in her hands. Now we both start laughing.ĭid she really think I wasn’t going to hear a baby?

It’s a calming period that breaks with a sitcom punch line: full-blown infant screams upstairs, followed by the voice of a woman pleading SHH. I suggest we pause for a moment to discuss the surreal professional ethics at play, which are that I can’t pretend I don’t know she’s got a secret baby with the world’s wealthiest man hiding upstairs. Besides that there are a few swearwords scattered throughout but that's it.She’s rattled, and I’m mortified by even accidentally making a woman-a new mother, no less-feel exposed and vulnerable. Language = 5 just because of the F-bomb once. Nothing graphic, but they share their experiences and feelings. Sex = 5 Again, there is a whole section on sex and sexual abuse. It's all about their feelings because of it.ĭrugs/alcohol = 5 There is a whole section on substance abuse where teens discuss their problems and views. Violence = 3 There's a section on physical abuse but nothing is explained. It was a great outreach book for teens and I enjoyed it. I would suggest this for teens to read, especially those who are struggling or feel alone in their problems. I left this book feeling humbled and sympathetic toward others, and more aware of my generation. I would've liked a bit more diversity however as far as opinions go, but I can see why they didn't include harsh or destructive views because the book was meant to be inspirational. I enjoyed the diversity of the outlooks on different subjects and from teens with different backgrounds. This was a great book for what it set out to achieve. I really hope her life is what she hoped it to be and it inspired me to remember my teenage self’s hopes and dreams (also, this girl was much more self-aware than me at that age!) As for me, there are a lot of stories and quotes that moved and inspired me, especially the girl that wrote a letter to her future self (which is actually this year). Books (and websites) like this show teens they aren’t alone in their feelings and for those struggling, that feeling of connectedness can go a long way.

I think there are probably more current books in the same style as this one, but this one has it’s merits. As such, it has some dated references (like to the Clinton scandal and Columbine) and doesn’t include letters or reactions post 9/11, however the rest of the stories and letters still ring true - trying to find one’s self, first love, major crushes, depression and suicide, and the frustrations of not feeling understood. When I picked up this book, I didn’t realize it had been published in 2000, when I would have been starting high school.

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