409 Quotes About Parents-and-children

There is no point in feeling like a huge disappointment because that’s your parents’ job. Let them be disappointed in you and let them compete with their friends in a weekly round of Whose Child is the Worst. In fact, let them win a round or two.

If children learn of sex as a relation between their parents to which they owe their own existence, they learn of it in its best form and in connection with its biological purpose.

We all laughed and laughedBecause, yes, my mother was Exactly the kind of mortalWho challenged the Gods.She was the reservation Medea.She was the indigenous Antigone.But just imagine how it felt to be Her fragile child. I never stoppedBeing afraid of her. I never leftThat dark porch. I am stillSleeping with those dogs.

Sorry Pa," I managed to finally say, choking on my own words. It was the hardest apology I have ever made in my life.I truly meant it. But I had no words left to convey its depth.

He was sulking. It was natural. If it had been a daughter or son, the parent would have rushed to find out why she or he did not turn up. The parent would have imagined all sorts of harm that might have happened to the beloved child. But a lover always sulks. A lover feels betrayed. A lover feels as if the beloved has deliberately jilted him.

I’ve had about all I can take of them. If they wanna have a big nostalgia love fest, leave us the fuck at home, ya know?

When we accept that our parents will never be the way we want them to be, we can stop seeking love and acceptance from them and our hearts will become lighter.

It’s no secret that kids thrive when they have meaningful conversations with caring adults. But in our busy world, it’s not easy to find ways to make this happen, so I developed READ TOGETHER/DO TOGETHER™ to help parents and grandparents create those magic moments.

Y'all know how much I love you? "Infinity and back again," I say the way I've said it a million times. And then, daddy says to me, "go on and add a little bit more to that.