
“If you can control your behavior when everything around you is out of control, you can model for your children a valuable lesson in patience and understanding...and snatch an opportunity to shape character.”
― I Am a Mother
― I Am a Mother
“Help your father
As he ages
And loses his strength
For it was he who sheltered you
And protected you from the storms
KhoiSan Book of Wisdom”
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As he ages
And loses his strength
For it was he who sheltered you
And protected you from the storms
KhoiSan Book of Wisdom”
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“Where did we ever get the crazy idea that in order to make children do better, first we have to make them feel worse? Think of the last time you felt humiliated or treated unfairly. Did you feel like cooperating or doing better?”
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“I know it is hard for you young mothers to believe that almost before you can turn around the children will be gone and you will be alone with your husband. You had better be sure you are developing the kind of love and friendship that will be delightful and enduring. Let the children learn from your attitude that he is important. Encourage him. Be kind. It is a rough world, and he, like everyone else, is fighting to survive. Be cheerful. Don't be a whiner.”
― Small and Simple Things
― Small and Simple Things

“I don't remember who said this, but there really are places in the heart you don't even know exist until you love a child.”
― Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
― Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year
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