“Right before I met my husband, I always felt as if the party was happening somewhere else. And once I met him and we had our children, I was like, 'This is where the party is.'” IfsChildrenFeltPartyMetsHusbandHappeningsOur ChildrenMy HusbandSomewhere Else Author:Julianne Moore
“My mom and dad met at Anaheim High School. After they got married, all they wanted to do was have four children, and they did.” ChildrenWantedSchoolFourMomDadMetsMarriedHigh SchoolOur ChildrenMy MomMom And Dad Author:Gwen Stefani
“One thing I did have under my belt was, my mother lost her mother when she was 11. She mourned her mother her whole life and made my grandmother seem present even though I never met her. I couldn't imagine how my mom could go on but she did, she took care of us, she worked two jobs and had four children. She was such a good example of how to conduct oneself in a time of grief. When I lost my husband, I tried to model myself as much as I could on her.” ChildrenMadeTwoWholeSeemsCareJobsMotherLostGriefFourImagineOne ThingExampleMomGoes OnMetsHusbandModelsOur ChildrenOneselfMy MomWhole LifeGrandmotherMy HusbandMy GrandmotherBeltsGood ExamplesTwo Jobs Author:Patti Smith
“Parents of recovered children, and I've met hundreds, all share the same experience of doubters and deniers telling us our child must have never even had autism or that the recovery was simply nature's course. We all know better, and frankly we're too busy helping other parents to really care.” KnowsChildrenHelpingCareCoursesParentShareMetsOur ChildrenBusyHelping OthersRecoveryAutismToo BusyDoubters Author:Jenny McCarthy
“There are legions of us, I realized. The mothers who have broken babies, and spend the rest of our lives wondering if we should have spared them. And the mothers who have let their broken babies go, who look at our children and see instead the faces of the ones they never met.” IfsShouldLooksChildrenFacesMotherWonderOur LivesBrokenBabyMetsShould HaveOur ChildrenI RealizedLegion Book:Handle with Care: A Novel Source: Handle with Care: A Novel
“Ashton jumped in and said, 'I want you to know that I don't take coming into childrens lives lightly'. That was within the first couple of weeks of our relationship, before he had met the girls. they are my priority and I've always be sensitive to their feelings, but as the parent you can't allow your children to dictate what's right for you.” KnowsWantFirstsChildrenSaidFeelingsGirlParentWeekMomCoupleMetsOur ChildrenPrioritiesYour ChildrenSensitiveOur RelationshipI Want You Author:Demi Moore
“Like so much of what is worthwhile in life, our needs for friendship are often best met in the home. If our children feel friendship within the family, with each other, and with parents, they will not be desperate for acceptance outside the family. I think one of life’s most satisfying accomplishments for my wife and me is to have lived long enough to see our children become good friends.” IfsThinkingNeedsFeelsChildrenLongEnoughHomeParentWifeAcceptanceMetsOur ChildrenMy WifeAccomplishmentDesperateSatisfyingWorthwhileGood Friend Author:Marlin K. Jensen
“Over the past five years, I've met several presidents, several secretaries of education ... and there is no plan. If you want to save your children, you're going to have to do it yourself. It's just us.” IfsWantYearsChildrenPastPresidentFivePlansMetsOur ChildrenYour ChildrenFive YearsSecretaryOver The PastDo It Yourself Author:Geoffrey Canada