“It is one thing to be a man's wife - quite another to be the mother of his children. In fact, once you become a mother, being a wife seems like a game you once played or a self-help book you were overly impressed with as a teenager that on second reading is puffy with common ideas. This was one of the many things I had learned since crossing over into the middle place - that sliver of time when childhood and parenthood overlap.” MenChildrenBookIdeasSelfFactsHelpingSeemsMotherReadingGamesCommonWifeOne ThingChildhoodMiddleSelf HelpTeenagerParenthoodImpressedBe A ManCrossingsSelf Help BooksHelp BookCrossing Over Book:The Middle Place Source: The Middle Place
“The mother is the most essential piece on the board, the one you must protect. Only she has the range. Only she can move in multiple directions. Once she's gone, it's a whole different game.” DifferentWholeMovingMotherGamesGonePiecesProtectEssentialsRangeBoardsMultiple Book:Glitter and Glue: A Memoir Source: Glitter and Glue: A Memoir
