“That's motherhood for you, the great teacher of keeping silent about what I feel or might know. Motherhood and the art of pretence - I am an exemplary student, with my wistful smile spread across bleached lips, keeping up appearances.” SilenceMotherhoodPretenseAppearances Book:Audrey's Gone AWOL Source: Audrey's Gone AWOL
“Mothers cry because they get so little back.' He leaves the spoon in his mug, holds it to one side with a thumb and takes a sip. 'You spend your life giving everything you've got to your family. Everything: your time, your energy, the last banana in the bowl. Then your children drift away, and they don't look back; not often, not even if they're good children.” SacrificeMotherhoodAdult Children Book:Audrey's Gone AWOL Source: Audrey's Gone AWOL