“I thought of my sweet little girl and her chubby cheeks, big brown eyes and long brown hair with bangs that constantly needed trimming. She was all that really mattered in this world, and I could not keep moping over some guy who came in and out of my life faster than a season of American Idol.” DaughterMemoirAmerican Idol Book:Spilled Perfume: A Memoir Source: Spilled Perfume: A Memoir
“The next day I received a phone call from Mr. Pride which began, “So, I heard you won Ho of the Year.” Well when you put it like that it didn’t sound like such an accomplishment.” MemoirAccomplishmentHo Book:Spilled Perfume: A Memoir Source: Spilled Perfume: A Memoir
“In an attempt to help me move on from my failed marriage, my mom set me up with Jesus Freak. In fact, the stoner hadn't even finished moving out when she told me not to worry, because she already had someone better lined up for me. I was just lonely and desperate enough to endure a four-month celibate long distance relationship with a guy who read 15 chapters of the Bible and prayed for two hours every day and expected me to follow suit. He wanted to give our hypothetical children Bible names and for us to move to Korea to become missionaries.” GivingChildrenLongTwoEnoughFactsHelpingWantedMovingGuyJesusNamesHoursWorryFourMomMonthsLonelyDistanceEndureMy MomFinishedExpectedSuitsDesperateHelp MeFreakChaptersKoreaLong DistanceDistance RelationshipLong Distance RelationshipHypotheticalMoving OutStonersFailed MarriageJesus Freak Author:Kate Madison
“Most memoirs about alcoholism, promiscuity, and addiction are deep, sobering tales full of scars that will never heal and include alarming statistics and reflection about recovery.This is not one of those memoirs.” ReflectionAddictionHealTalesMemoirRecoveryStatisticsScarAlcoholismPromiscuity Author:Kate Madison
“Lesson learned: If a guy tells you you're his second choice, don't make him your first.” IfsFirstsGuyChoicesLessonsLesson LearnedSecond Choice Author:Kate Madison
“I had a friend who got pregnant at age 14 and wasn't quite sure who the father was. Her paternity test went a little something like this: “If it comes out black, its Darwin's and if it comes out white its Ray's.” This is how things were done in the trailer park.” IfsLittlesDoneAgeFatherBlackWhiteTestsParksRaysPregnantTrailersTrailer Park Author:Kate Madison
“It was V-day and I was stuck at home while the guy I was dating was at an Anti-Valentine's Day party. How wrong was that? It was one thing to be totally alone on V-day, but another to want to be with someone who would rather spend the evening protesting love instead of making it.” WantHomeGuyPartyOne ThingDatingStuckEveningValentineValentine's DayAnti ValentineWant To Be With Someone Author:Kate Madison
“Lesson learned: Don't ever put a guy up on a pedestal. It's too easy for him to tip over and fall off.” GuyFallEasyLessonsPedestalLesson Learned Author:Kate Madison