“In giving our daughter life, her father and I had also given her death, something I hadn't realized until that new creature flailed her arms in what was now infinite space. We had given her disease and speeding cars and flying cornices: once out of the fortress that had been myself, she would never be safe again ... We disappoint our kids and they disappoint us, and sometimes they grow up into people we don't like very much. We go on loving, though what we love may be more memory than actuality. And until the day we die we fear the phone that rings in the middle of the night.” PeopleGivingMaySometimesKidsNightDiesFatherGivenGrowsMemoriesSpaceGrowing UpMiddleCarArmsGoes OnSafeCreaturesDiseaseDaughterInfinitePhonesRingsFlyingDisappointMiddle Of The NightOur DaughterActualityFortressesSpeedingInfinite SpaceSpeeding Cars Author:Mary Cantwell
“My daughter Lily's the oldest, and by the time she was six months, we just had books of photos. Poor little Maeve, who's six months old now My mom hasn't met her yet, and last night she said, 'Show me some pictures!' I'm looking through my phone like, 'Well, I got a couple, but they're from two months ago'” WellsLittlesSaidTwoBookShowsLastsNightPoorMomMonthsCoupleMetsSixDaughterPhonesMy MomMy DaughterShow MeSix MonthsLast NightLiliesTwo Months Author:Chris O'Donnell
“God spoke to me clearly and said, 'Did I give my son Jesus on the cross expecting nothing in return?' God bankrupted heaven and gave the best gift he could give. He gave the best offering he could give. What did God need? He needed sons and daughters, he gave the very thing he needed. You can bring God a gift fully expecting something in return. Get to the phone!'” NeedsGivingSaidJesusHeavenSonReturnNeededDaughterCrossesPhonesSpokesMy SonOfferingExpectingSon And DaughterBest GiftExpecting Nothing In ReturnExpecting SomethingExpecting Something In Return Author:Paul Crouch
“Our daughter was the last in her class to get a cell phone and she had to earn it. She still doesn't have Instagram although she asks me for it every day.” StillsLastsAsksClassDaughterPhonesCellsAsk MeInstagramCell PhoneOur Daughter Author:Gretchen Carlson
“Even when all the paperwork-a marriage license, a notarized deed, two birth certificates, and seven years of tax returns-clearly indicates you're an adult, but all the same, there you are, clutching the phone and thanking God that you're still somebody's daughter.” YearsStillsTwoReturnBirthTaxesDaughterAdultsSevenPhonesDeedsThank GodLicenseSeven YearsCertificatesPaperworkBirth CertificateTax Returns Author:Kelly Corrigan
“Just like that, with one phone call, she was a daughter again.” DaughterPhonesPhone Calls Book:Someone Like You Source: Someone Like You
“....called to give you the good news. I asked our daughter to marry me and she accepted. Congratulations, I will officially your son-in-law. Now, do you want me to call you zmum straightaway, or wait until after the wedding?" I lew through the ir in a dive tht finally tackled him, wrenching the phone away. Bones was laughing so hard he had to breathe to get it all out. "Mom? Are you there? Mom.....?" "You might want to give her a moment, Kitten. I believe she fainted.” WantGivingBelieveHardMomentsMightLawI BelieveWaitingLaughingSonMomNewsDaughterPhonesBonesBreatheAcceptedWant MeGood NewsCongratulationsIn-lawsKittenYou Want MeOur DaughterIrsYour SonMarry MeDo You Want MeSon-in-lawLaughing So Hard Author:Jeaniene Frost
“Many a man wishes he were strong enough to tear a telephone book in half - especially if he has a teenage daughter.” IfsMenChildrenBookEnoughFatherStrongWishHalfTearsDaughterHumorousParentingPhonesMy DaughterFatherhoodTeenageTelephonesStrong EnoughFathers DayFather SonDaughter To FatherHaving A DaughterTeenage Daughter Author:Guy Lombardo
“I have 5 teenage daughters, and I learned the hard way - it's difficult to talk to any person under the age of 25 without the presence of a cell phone.” WayPersonsHardAgeMotherDifficultDaughterPhonesCellsTeenageCell PhoneHard WayTeenage Daughter Author:Marc Ostrofsky