“Sometimes, she said, mostly to herself, I feel I do not know my children... It was a fleeting statement, one I didn't think she'd hold on to; after all, she had birthed us alone, diapered and fed us, helped us with homework, kissed and hugged us, poured her love into us. That she might not actually know us seemed the humblest thing a mother could admit.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsChildrenSaidSometimesMightMotherStatementsMy ChildrenFedsFleetingHomework Author:Aimee Bender
“Many kids, it seemed, would find out that their parents were flawed, messed-up people later in life, and I didn't appreciate getting to know it all so strong and early.” PeopleKnowsKidsStrongParentAppreciateFlawedMessed UpKnow It AllLater In Life Book:The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake Source: The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
“There's a gift in your lap and it's beautifully wrapped and it's not your birthday. You feel wonderful, you feel like somebody knows you're alive, you feel fear because it could be a bomb, because you think you're that important.” ThinkingKnowsFeelsImportantAliveWonderfulBombsLap Book:The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories Source: The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories
