'Did our parents really let us do that?' is a game my friends and I sometimes play. We remember taking off on bikes alone, playing in the woods for hours, crawling through storm drains to follow creek beds. — Kim Brooks Copy Share Image
I allow myself to feel fear without always capitulating to it... You don't have to live your life by fear. — Kim Brooks Copy Share
When I first learned I was pregnant with my son, I had only two firm convictions about parenting: I knew it was important, and… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
“That’s why I hadn’t talked to you for a while. But man, did I miss hearing your sweet voice.” Sandy was surprised. Mark was… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
The desire to keep television out of our son's life was one of the few parenting priorities my husband and I agreed on from… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
When I earned my diploma from the University of Virginia in the spring of 2000, it never occurred to me before my senior year… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
It shouldn't be normal to be anxious all the time about your children, so women should seek mental health help if they're having excessive… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
I think that the expectation on parents has changed from giving your children shelter and love and support and guidance to this idea that… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
As a teenager, I'd longed to get my driver's license so I could get away from my parents. Then I'd longed to go to… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
I adore cooking and baking and holiday feasts and dining with friends and spending too much money on mind-blowing meals in wonderful restaurants, but… — Kim Brooks Copy Share
Motherhood was the first instance in my life where I was asked to sacrifice anything for anyone. — Kim Brooks Copy Share
I wonder if all love affairs, all marriages, all lifelong partnerships, aren't in some ways a turning away from the world. — Kim Brooks Copy Share
