“I am divorced, and one of the things I am tremendously grateful for is that my ex-husband and I made a decision to go through mediation. I knew a trial would drag on for years, would cost me everything, but worse, would be devastating for our four small children.” YearsChildrenMadeWould BeDecisionFourCostHusbandGratefulTrialsDragExesDivorcedSmall ChildMediationEx Husband Author:Jane Green
“To know nothing, or little, is in the nature of some husbands. To hide, in the nature of how many women? Oh, ladies! how many of you have surreptitious milliners' bills? How many of you have gowns and bracelets which you daren't show, or which you wear trembling?--trembling, and coaxing with smiles the husband by your side, who does not know the new velvet gown from the old one, or the new bracelet from last year's, or has any notion that the ragged-looking yellow lace scarf cost forty guineas and that Madame Bobinot is writing dunning letters every week for the money!” KnowsWritingYearsLittlesDoeShowsLastsSidesWeekCostHusbandLettersBillsNotionFortyYellowLast YearTremblingYour SideVelvetGownsLaceGuineaScarvesRaggedBracelet Book:Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of William Makepeace Thackeray (Illustrated)
“As a husband and as a father of girls, I cannot imagine any woman in my family making the sacrifice of sanity required to run for office. The limited reward for public service cannot blunt the cost.” RunningGirlFatherImagineSacrificeCostHusbandOfficeMy FamilyRewardsSanityPublic ServiceBlunt Author:Mark McKinnon
“My sister made certain choices about the life she wanted. Those choices include a steady job, a husband and children. But balance and stability come at a cost. It is harder for her to be spontaneous. It is harder to just up and leave.” ChildrenMadeWantedJobsCertainChoicesBalanceCostHusbandHarderStabilityMy SisterSteadySpontaneousBe Spontaneous Author:Simon Sinek
“The queen was my favorite chess piece. Unlike the women I knew in real life, she was powerful. Her job was to defend her husband at all costs, because while he was weak and practically defenseless—only allowed to move one square at a time—she was the strongest player on the board, hindered by no restrictions at all.” RealJobsMovingPowerfulPiecesPlayerCostHusbandWeakMy FavoriteChessReal LifeQueensBoardsStrongestSquaresRestrictionDefenselessChess Pieces Book:Stray Source: Stray