I think part of being a parent is trying to kill your kids.

A successful marriage was a balancing act-that was a thing everyone knew. A successful marriage was also dependent on a high tolerance for irritation.

The family exists for many reasons, but its most basic function may be to draw together after a member dies.

Lot of men dead. Lot of Men wounded.’‘No one will care.’‘The mothers will. The wives. The daughters. Who do you think cleans up the battlefields after the shooting stops?

I think I might just go out back for awhile, and sit under that big tree. I feel empty inside. I never felt so empty.”Tim nodded. “You’ll fill up again. Trust me.”“I guess I’ll have to.

They decide all of that in the office. And in their smart little conferences. The teachers, they sit around in this big circle jer-jerk and all they say is Yeah, Yeah, Right, Right. All they give a fuck about is whether you behaved yourself in grammer school and what the town thinks of your family.

But it is. It’s something you need, and that’s a long way from nothing. If you need it, Eddie, we need it. What we don’t need is a man who can’t let go of the useless baggage of his memories.

Home is where they want you to stay longer

By definition, though, we are family. And in difficult times-- times like these-- despite our differences, we stand together as family.