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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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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wifes husband.

I could be such a wonderful wife to another wifes husband.

Infatuation is when you think he's as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry...

Infatuation is when you think he's as sexy as Robert Redford, as smart as Henry...

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...

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...

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...

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...