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> [“Parenthood doesn’t improve one’s character, it exposes it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-a-gordon/parenthood-doesn-t-improve-one-s-character-it-exposes-it/)

[Leslie A. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-a-gordon/)

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## More by Leslie A. Gordon

> [“I was disinterested in everything, even in Ethan. Even, I was ashamed to admit, in Ella. I didn’t know where else I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-a-gordon/i-was-disinterested-in-everything-even-in-ethan-even-i-was-ashamed-to/)

[Leslie A. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-a-gordon/)

> [“That was the problem with grieving one child in a family with other children. In my despair over losing Riley, I’d lost my daughter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-a-gordon/that-was-the-problem-with-grieving-one-child-in-a-family-with-other/)

[Leslie A. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-a-gordon/)

> [“Parenthood doesn’t improve one’s character, it exposes it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-a-gordon/parenthood-doesn-t-improve-one-s-character-it-exposes-it/)

[Leslie A. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-a-gordon/)

> [“…what happened to my little brother had to fit into my life, not consume or define it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-a-gordon/what-happened-to-my-little-brother-had-to-fit-into-my-life-not/)

[Leslie A. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-a-gordon/)

> [“One of the worst things about burying a child is the stress of wondering.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-a-gordon/one-of-the-worst-things-about-burying-a-child-is-the-stress-of/)

[Leslie A. Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-a-gordon/)

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