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“Surprise was not when i thanked my parents. Surprise came when they said, "What for"?”

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“Papas and mammas sometimes ask young men whether their intentions are honourable toward their daughters. I think young men might occasionally ask papas and mammas whether their intentions are honourable before they accept invitations to houses where there are still unmarried daughters.”

Intention Parents Engagement Daughters

Book:The Way of All Flesh

Source: The Way of All Flesh

“So I'll send my parents money, and maybe they can get a bigger place, too. They can even relax when they're older, the way they deserve to. Without having to worry about how they're going to survive. But for now, I'm the one who has to survive.”

Parents Surviving Life

Book:Take Me There

Source: Take Me There

“The darkest night was always a special time for me as a child, when the stars were at their brightest. It would warm my heart to spend that time with you." A tear pools in my mother's glassy eye. "We would enjoy that very much, as you are our star." We embrace again, a loving tangle of yarn and stuffing and laughter.”

Parents Star Sally Awwwwwwwwwwww Rag Doll

Book:Hour of the Pumpkin Queen

Source: Hour of the Pumpkin Queen

“Even in the little while she'd been teaching, she'd met parents who didn't seem to care about their children, regarding them as more of a burden than a blessing, and she'd also met parents who seemed to believe their child could do no wrong. Both were impossible to deal with.”

Teaching Childhood Students Parents Raising Children

Book:A Bend in the Road

Source: A Bend in the Road

“Most childhood trauma is the result of bad parenting. The number one job of any parent is to keep their children safe.”

Parenting Trauma Protection Parents Parenthood Upbringing Childhood Trauma Bad Parenting

Author:Wayne Gerard Trotman

“He looks like me, I thought, studying his old face as if he were a newborn in my arms. He had my jawline and jowls, my droopy blue eyes, the same full silky head of hair, only white instead of gray. Here sat my past and my future, my inevitable twin, the face I was melting into with fierce efficiency. God help us, I thought. Someone left the cake out in the rain.”

Book:The Night Listener

Source: The Night Listener

“But she's wrong about hell. You don't have to wait until you're dead to get there.”

Book:Life As We Knew It

Source: Life As We Knew It

“Dyl-man. Doxie," Daddy said. He was on the big gray couch in his underwear, doing social media on his phone. Vera could tell because his mouth was open.”

Social Media Parents Fathers Dads Cell Phones

Book:Vera, or Faith

Source: Vera, or Faith

“Tensions are high. I don't want to end up like my parents. I won't end up like my parents, that much is certain. Which means putting on a good face and being agreeable. Good spouses don't make unnecessary drama.”

Parents Tension Spouse

Book:The Merriest Misters

Source: The Merriest Misters

“There was the slightest hint of a tiny grin at the corners of her mouth, but only for a second. "I just can't believe this," she said, her eyes drifting away. "He's such a good boy." Maybe. Louie had flirted around the edges of the drug scene throughout high school. There were plenty of red flags but his parents had always chosen to ignore them. At every sign of trouble, they had rushed in to defend him and believe his lies. They had enabled Louie, and now the bill was due.”

Parents Abusers Addicts Deniers

Book:The Rooster Bar

Source: The Rooster Bar