#pare

I love to explore new and strange things in detail. This habit reduces element of surprises in my life. ↗

— Toba Beta

#prepared-mind #life

My original fear that my daughter was going to die before BettyJane and myself has now been replaced with the fear that she is going to outlive us. ↗

— John Passaro

#caregiving #fear #parents-responsibility #life

My life is an open book; at least this photo album". ~R. Alan Woods [2013] ↗

— R. Alan Woods

#life-and-living #r-alan-woods #transparency #life

We have such a brief opportunity to pass on to our children our love for this Earth, and to tell our stories. These are the moments when the world is made whole. In my children's memories, the adventures we've had together in nature will always exist. ↗

— Richard Louv

#nature #parenting #life

...[E]ven I know that being a parent is awful ninety-five percent of the time...As far as I can tell, it's that last five percent that keeps the human race from dying out. Four parts blinding terror, one part perfection. It's like mainlining heroin. One taste of life on that edge and you're hooked. ↗

— Kimberly McCreight

#life

...the love, respect, and confidence of my children was the sweetest reward I could receive for my efforts to be the woman I would have them copy. ↗

— Louisa May Alcott

#love

If one unlabeled bottle holds nonfat milk, what does the second unlabeled bottle contain? If you answered “Whole milk” then you’re obviously not ready to receive a jug of my love. So I’ll just pour it in someone else’s coffee.
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— Jarod Kintz

#label #labels #love #milk #nonsense

The six squares of our love didn’t add up to a cube. Still, I took the oddly-shaped box down to the post office and tried to mail it into the future, when I’d be more prepared to open it.
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— Jarod Kintz

#cube #future #love #mail #prepare

No one is ever quite ready; everyone is always caught off guard. Parenthood chooses you. And you open your eyes, look at what you've got, say "Oh, my gosh," and recognize that of all the balls there ever were, this is the one you should not drop. It's not a question of choice. ↗

— Marisa de los Santos

#father #mom #mother #parenthood #parenting

But she needs me more than she needs him and I guess being needed is almost as good as being loved. Maybe better. ↗

— Betty Smith

#love #parenting #love