“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
“If John Lennon was right that life is what happens when you're making other plans, parenthood is what happens when everything is flipped over and spilling everywhere and you can't find a towel or a sponge or your "inside" voice.” IfsHappensLife IsVoicePlansParenthoodSpongesTowelsLennonFlippedSpilling Author:Kelly Corrigan
