Life is real, not ideal.

“My brother trolled recovery and support groups, searching for women with dependency issues, the way I frequented bookstores with the hope of finding a…

— Richard J. O'Brien

Families are like friends at school, at first you have no idea about them, but right after you talk talking and getting attach to…

— Asiya Sasika Khan

“A personal journey is part of the generational relay. Live your legacy then pass it on.”

— Jo Ann V. Glim

“Am I alone in this mother-food connection or does being with your mom trigger the sudden and voracious need for large amounts of mac…

— April Paine

“Why do you think, A.J.," they say in unison, "that you find these boys so attractive?" I didn't say that this fiery chemical explosion…

— Joan Bauer

“Should I talk to her friends?’ he asked softly, because he had to say something to take his mind away from the feel of…

— Elisabeth Rose

“She took comfort in the familiarity of his smell, knowing that if she lost all her possessions and her home, at least she would…

— Sage Steadman

“I believe in fate and I believe you were supposed to walk into my life, so Mason could walk into yours.”

— Ella Frank

“There are all sorts of families," Tom's grandmother had remarked, and over the following few weeks Tom became part of the Casson family, as…

— Hilary McKay

“When you're sorting yourself out, family are not often the ones you can turn to. They represent the place of departure and not the…

— Witi Ihimaera

“Embrace your beautiful mess of a life with your child. No matter how hard it gets, do not disengage... Do something—anything—to connect with and…

— Andy Kerckhoff

“I could feel the hard part of Mom very strongly that time. It was like a stone in her that grew bigger every time…

— Kaimana Wolff

“Soon we will not need people anymore, as everything will be done by automatons, including bringing up children.”

— Andrius B. Tapinas

“But the people who mattered were the people you chose instead of the people who were yours by an accident of birth. Real family…

— Martina Boone

“Speaking generally, however, when you interact with someone else, you are doing outer work (physical time, play time, connecting time) ... as many sociologists…

— Deepak Chopra