“Our first concern is his happiness of course; but not just today." Because it wasn't that simple, was it? Raising children was… — Laurie Frankel Children Copy Share Image
“parenting always involves this balance between what you know, what you guess, what you fear, and what you imagine.” — Laurie Frankel Balance Copy Share Image
“Boys and girls, you asked good questions, and you asked them nicely and quietly, so I’m putting a cookie token in our… — Laurie Frankel Food Copy Share Image
“Just because it’s made up, doesn’t mean it isn’t real,” said Penn. “Made up is the most powerful real there is.” — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
“All life. You are never finish, never done. Never become, always becoming. You know? Life is change so is always okay you… — Laurie Frankel Change Copy Share Image
“This is how it always is. You have to make these huge decision on behalf of your kid, this tiny human whose… — Laurie Frankel Birth Copy Share Image
“But there was a catalyst, an event, a moment which changed everything and not just for us. This is good for storytelling… — Laurie Frankel Decision making Copy Share Image
“Mistake good because you learn, you fix.” “I don’t know how,” said Rosie. “Middle way.” “At home, there is no middle way.… — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
“Writing a novel is like making soup. The base is a broth we make up wholesale—for instance, I have one child, not… — Laurie Frankel Books Copy Share Image
“Feminist narrative theory notes that for most of literary history there's been an imbalance between men's and women's stories. Male characters go… — Laurie Frankel Books Copy Share Image
“You have to make these huge decisions on behalf of your kid, this tiny human whose fate and future is entirely in… — Laurie Frankel Decisions Copy Share Image
“Yeah, but you’re lucky, Janey, he said. You have so many good friends. You have people to do stuff with. You have… — Laurie Frankel Destiny Copy Share Image