We will have to give up the hope that, if we try hard, we somehow will always do right by our children. The connection is imperfect. We will sometimes do wrong.

Quote by Judith Viorst

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Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce...

Because we believe ourselves to be better parents than our parents, we expect to produce...

Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational - but how much does it cost you...

Superstition is foolish, childish, primitive and irrational - but how much does it cost you...

One advantage of marriage, it seems to me, is that when you fall out of...

One advantage of marriage, it seems to me, is that when you fall out of...

When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an...

When he is late for dinner and I know he must be either having an...

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Love is the same as like except you feel sexier.

Love is the same as like except you feel sexier.

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

For some it takes a lifetime to find true love, But for the lucky ones...

For some it takes a lifetime to find true love, But for the lucky ones...

One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or...

One advantage of marriage is that, when you fall out of love with him or...

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the...

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the...

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a...

Love is much nicer to be in than an automobile accident, a tight girdle, a...

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wife's husband.

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wife's husband.

Although marriages traditionally begin with I do, when they fail they invariably end with You...

Although marriages traditionally begin with I do, when they fail they invariably end with You...

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the...

You end up as you deserve. In old age you must put up with the...

Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making...

Close friends contribute to our personal growth. They also contribute to our personal pleasure, making...

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Strength is the ability to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare...

Lust is what keeps you wanting to do it even when you have no desire...

Lust is what keeps you wanting to do it even when you have no desire...

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray...

If you go to war pray once; if you go on a sea journey pray...

My husband said he wanted to have a relationship with a redhead, so I dyed...

My husband said he wanted to have a relationship with a redhead, so I dyed...