“I built a cannon out of ice, and wrapped myself in the funeral carpet which my husbands and wives had woven for me out of their own hair, and one of my wives was my gunner. I came back here, after many adventures, and once, when I'd been drinking, donated the funeral carpet to the national museum. When I was sober again, I asked for it back, but they claimed not to know what I was talking about.” KnowsTalkingWifeAdventureHairHusbandBuiltDrinkingMy WifeIceMy HusbandMuseumsFuneralSoberCarpetWovenHusband And WifeCannonsGunners Book:Magic for Beginners Source: Magic for Beginners
“Black women . . . work because their husbands can't make enough money at their jobs to keep everything going. . . . They don't go to work to find fulfillment, or adventure, or glamour and romance, like so many white women think they are doing. Black women work out of necessity.” ThinkingEnoughJobsRomanceBlackWhiteAdventureHusbandWork OutFulfillmentBlack WomenGlamour Book:Wilma Source: Wilma
“No husband of mine will say, "I could have been a drummer, but I had to think about the wife and kids. You know how it is." Nobody supports me at the expense of his own adventure.” ThinkingKnowsHas BeensKidsSupportKnow HowWifeMinesAdventureHusbandExpensesCould Have BeenDrummerSupport Me Book:The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts Source: The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts
“As a mother, anything to do with my children, whether it's supporting their school or programs that support their education and enrichment. As a wife, anything that my husband is passionate about and helps to support. As a community member, anything that supports the Vail Valley, the place that I call home. As a friend of the founder and true believer in their mission, an organization called First Descents. They provide adventure camps to young adults and adults with cancer or who have survived cancer.” FirstsChildrenHelpingHomeSchoolYoungMotherCommunitySupportWifeAdventureHusbandMembersAdultsProgramOrganizationYoung AdultPassionateCancerMissionsBelieverMy ChildrenMy HusbandCampsValleysFoundersSurvivedDescentTrue BelieverEnrichment Author:Trista Sutter
“More than anything, having adventures with my siblings and spending time with my family and my husband make me happy.” AdventureHusbandMy FamilySpendingMy HusbandSiblingMake Me HappySpending TimeMy Siblings Author:Daphne Oz