“When our daughters set off for their first day at their new school, I will never forget that winter morning as I watched our girls, just 7 and 10 years old, pile into those black SUVs with all those big men with guns. And I saw their little faces pressed up against the window, and the only thing I c…”— Michelle Obama, time.com
“My father didn't bother with comforting lies, he used his fist. He was a loveless, violent drunk, and no good to anybody. He drove me from home when I was fifteen. Didn't lay eyes on this place again for many years. I was not at his death bed, Rick, I would not grant him that. And to this day, do no…”— Rich Jepson, amazon.com
“It’s hard to keep a kid in the dark when you’ve given them an iPad as a babysitter. That iPad is a window into everything and anything.”— Clayton Cubitt, playboy.com
“First-time parents, by definition, are clueless. They intensely study, and worry, about every little thing. With a second child, they adapt, cutting corners to manage life with two little beasts. By the third or fourth, the editing becomes hyper-precise: it’s not about options, but efficiency.”— Jenny Anderson, qz.com
“Recovery is about changing the conversation that has been placed inside our heads by immature, abusive parenting.”— Pia Mellody, Lawrence S. Freundlich, amazon.com
“Kids are not the answer. Having kids does not mean you secured a spot in marriage paradise, if anything, it’s the ultimate test to determine how strong the marriage is. People who have kids when they’re not ready are really just setting their marriage up for disaster.”— Rania Naim, thoughtcatalog.com