6 Quotes by Irene Tomkinson

My fear of loneliness is like a disease.

An angry woman is a bitch. An angry man is strong, whereas, a sad man or a fearful man is a wimp. A sad or fearful woman is frail.

My mothering needed a tad more Mother Theresa and a lot less Lizzy Borden.

I had been running as fast as I could for all of my adult life. A person can’t listen effectively while running. A running mother is not able to pick up clues. She is not able to let go of her own agenda long enough to stop and listen.

We teach what we need to learn. And we teach it until we get it.

Alcoholism or addiction is a disease because it fits the definition of disease. It is progressive and chronic, and left untreated, it will kill.