“This is what happens when you are on the wrong side of 40. Young adults, who could be your children, are now working with you. I was playing their parents or mentor. I started to think: Oh, I am not part of that group any more.” ThinkingChildrenHappensYoungParentSidesGroupsAdultsOur ChildrenYoung AdultYour ChildrenMentor Author:Geoffrey Rush
“I do think you are supposed to go through wars with your child because otherwise the tearing apart that has to happen when they go off to lead their own life would be unbearable.” ThinkingChildrenWarHappensWould BeYour ChildrenUnbearableTearing Apart Author:Dawn French
“What happens with fear is that probability doesn't matter very much. That is, once I have raised the possibility that something terrible can happen to your child, even though the possibility is remote, you may find it very difficult to think of anything else. Emotion becomes dominant.” ThinkingMayChildrenMatterHappensFearDifficultEmotionPossibilityTerribleOur ChildrenRaisedYour ChildrenDominantProbability Author:Daniel Kahneman
“No one worries about you like your mother, and when she is gone, the world seems unsafe, things that happen unwieldy. You cannot turn to her anymore, and it changes your life forever. There is no one on earth who knew you from the day you were born; who knew why you cried, or when you'd had enough food; who knew exactly what to say when you were hurting; and who encouraged you to grow a good heart. When that layer goes, whatever is left of your childhood goes with her.” WorldHeartEnoughSeemsHappensEarthMotherTurnsLeftGrowsBornHurtWorryGoneForeverChildhoodLike YouYour ChildrenLayersCriedChanging Your LifeHad EnoughGood HeartUnsafeGood Happy Mothers DayMothers Day MessagesBeing A Good Mother Book:Big Stone Gap: A Novel Source: Big Stone Gap: A Novel
“I think the main thing is trying to be fair, sometimes there has to be a little bit of discipline, maybe even punishment involved in trying to make your child understand, learn from bad experiences and make sure they don't happen again.” ThinkingTryingChildrenLittlesSometimesHappensBitsDisciplineInvolvedLittle BitFairsOur ChildrenPunishmentYour ChildrenBad Experiences Author:Archie Manning