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“Perhaps, thought Nanny, little green Elphaba chose her own sex, and her own color, and to hell with her parents.”

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Gregory Maguire is an American novelist known for his reinterpretation of classic fairy tales. His works are characterized by profound moral implications and rich imagination, which have won him a wide audience. more

“Standing on the edge with my patients — abiding with them — means that I must harbor a true awareness that I, too, could lose my child through the play of circumstance over which I have no control. I could lose my home, my financial security, my safety. I could lose my mind. Any of us could.”

Loss Awareness Security Parents Child Psychiatry

Book:Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis

Source: Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis

“Here's a tip for new parents: Start lowering those expectations early, it's going to pay off later.”

Children Expectations Parenting Parents

Book:The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death

Source: The Noble Hustle: Poker, Beef Jerky, and Death

“No matter how old you are, there’s no cozier feeling than to have your mom take care of you.”

Family Parents

Book:Drinking and Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders

Source: Drinking and Tweeting and Other Brandi Blunders

“Leesha knew from experience that when parents don't parent, kids grow up fast.”

Parents

Book:The Sorcerer Heir

Source: The Sorcerer Heir

“That's such bullshit, Mythology repeated by parents because it lets them force their kids into sports and push them too hard by pretending that in the end it will pay off with the holy scholarship. You know how many kids get a free ride? Hardly any. Like, maybe fourteen.' -Finn (165)”

Fear Sports Dad Parents Pretending Knife Finn Hayley

Book:The Impossible Knife of Memory

Source: The Impossible Knife of Memory

“Children are the greatest blessing from God.”

Spiritual Mankind Creation Spiritual Quotes Parents Mothers Blessings Gods Grace Fathers Women Quotes Gods Power Women And Men Gods Love Birthday Quotes Gods Sovereignty Pregnancy Quotes Child Birth

Book:Think Great: Be Great!

Source: Think Great: Be Great!

“You do know what I mean about Mom. It's like she radios into headquarters for Dad's feelings when she senses hers need backup.”

Family Parents Parents And Children

Author:Sara Levine

“When you treat a person right in the present they turn out better in the future.”

Children Parents Predictions Parenting Advice Predict

Author:Stacy Snapp-Killian aka StacyK

“As you pray for your children, you will find it to be an unending habit of your heart. Being able to positively affect your children in prayer will keep you in close contact with them and actively involved in their lives, even after they leave home. And it will continually contribute to your joy as a parent!”

Love Children Praying Parents Joy Of Life

Book:The Power of a Praying Parent

Source: The Power of a Praying Parent

“Thus far we have been able to protect [our children] from the deep and enduring traumas that scar the minds and selves of so many of the patients I see. How — how?—can I make it always so?”

Children Parenting Trauma Protection Parents Scars

Book:Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis

Source: Falling Into the Fire: A Psychiatrist's Encounters with the Mind in Crisis

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