“The great arbiters of language are the women who speak it in the presence of children... What the women pass on to the next generation is "right" and what they do not bother to pass on to their children sooner or later becomes "wrong.” ChildrenNextSpeakLanguageGenerationsBotherSooner Or LaterNext GenerationArbiter Author:Charlton Laird
“Children of the mentally ill learn early on how not to be a bother, especially if they grew up with neglect. As my sister insisted once, when she was in severe pain after injuring her ankle, 'This isn't me! This is not who I am!” IfsChildrenPainGrewGrew UpIllWho I AmBotherNeglectMy SisterSevereAnklesMentally IllSevere Pain Book:The Memory Palace: A Memoir Source: The Memory Palace: A Memoir