13 Quotes by Sue Patton Thoele

If you’re about to become a stepmother or are currently filling that role, you are gambling that the love you’ve found and the strength and wisdom that you’ve acquired will see you through.

In order to stop giving ourselves away and have fair and open relationships with others, we must learn how to communicate our limits and boundaries honestly and effectively.

We aren’t to blame for our fears, but it is up to us to decide how we’ll handle them. We are responsible for choosing ways that lead us toward making the most of this gift of life.

Because we fear other people’s reactions and don’t know how to respond, we allow them to violate our limits and boundaries.