Lena Dunham Instagram – An abbreviated list of some of my mother’s strongest convictions: -never buy something you can find on sale (and you can find anything on sale) -a woman has the right to choose- in ANY situation -“sometimes a dog smells another dog’s butt and it just doesn’t like what it smells” -“there is no reason an adult should ever wear shorts” (controversial!) -art is a real job -friendship is also a job and one you should work hard at -never stand when sitting will do -“nobody is allowed to yell at my kids but me” To the woman who makes the best toast and the strongest coffee, organizes my “objets d’art” on every shelf and who single-handedly taught me to survive not just in my industry but in the world. Our favorite utterance of love? “PAY ATTENTION TO ME!” Happy Mother’s Day @lauriesimmons, you’re one of a kind.