“Food became the antidote for feelings of guilt, sadness, and anger. ... Food is a resolution to controversy; food is rescue. We ate and talked and cried and laughed in the kitchen and ate again. This was about more than just food. It was about our mom making connections the best she could and in the way she knew best across the kitchen table, across time and across sadness.” WayFeelingsFamilySadnessFoodMomEatingConnectionsTablesGuiltMealsKitchenResolutionLaughedRescueCriedControversyAntidoteKitchen TableSadness And Anger Author:Rose Quiello
“How come Mom is crazy and I'm not? Well, it's possible my mom could stand up in front of this many people and talk about all the crap in her life and those people could have sat around and laughed with her, it would've meant nothing and she could have moved on cool. It's also possible she could have taken out the whole front row with a large-caliber weapon.” PeopleWellsWholeTakenCrazyFrontsMomWeaponsMovedMy MomSatLaughedCrapMoved OnCaliber Author:Christopher Titus
“When the kids were growing up, I think they thought the worst thing about me being a mom is that I would laugh at them. They would say something that they thought was serious and intense and I would laugh. I thought it was funny, but they don't want to be laughed at.” ThinkingWantKidsLaughingGrowing UpGrowingWorstSeriousMomIntenseLaughedWorst ThingsBeing A Mom Author:Micah Perks