“You have to make these huge decisions on behalf of your kid, this tiny human whose fate and future is entirely in… — Laurie Frankel Time Copy Share Image
“But by the time those acquaintances became close friends, it was too late. Perhaps there was a perfect moment in between, when… — Laurie Frankel Acquaintances Copy Share Image
“Parenthood is like that...the harder the choice, the less likely any of the options are good ones” — Laurie Frankel Choice Copy Share Image
“...ultimately, eventually, we let go. We do this not because we're ready. We do this not because we've mended. We do this… — Laurie Frankel Blood flow Copy Share Image
“How did you teach your small human that it’s what’s inside that counts when the truth was everyone was pretty preoccupied with… — Laurie Frankel Truth Copy Share Image
“The real trick is you have to forge your way straight ahead through the trees where there is no path.” — Laurie Frankel Journey Copy Share Image
“Poems are surmountable. They have rhymes and rhythms to help you make meaning. They're short enough. . . to read and reread… — Laurie Frankel Literature Copy Share Image
“Rosie was also used to conflicting emotions, for she was a mother and knew every moment of every day that no one… — Laurie Frankel Children 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
“Easy is nice, but it’s not as good as getting to be who you are or stand up for what you believe… — Laurie Frankel Work Copy Share Image
“Turns out fixing people up is not how we make money. It's failing to fix people up while still giving them hope… — Laurie Frankel Hope Copy Share Image
“. . . there was nothing yet to fear, and so he passed it off as joy, as heart-pounding, pulse-quaking joy. Not… — Laurie Frankel Fear Copy Share Image
“What was clear, however, was that the Buddha was born male, then cut off all his hair one day and got enlightened,… — Laurie Frankel Buddhism Copy Share Image
“Lot of clinics in Bangkok do surgery but mostly for foreigner. Many kathoey here let be. Which parts not what matter. Is… — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
“For my child, for all our children, I want more options, more paths through the woods, wider ranges of normal, and unconditional… — Laurie Frankel Children Copy Share Image
“Part of dedicating your life to studying literature is realizing that storytelling is more than just make-believe and that make-believe is far… — Laurie Frankel Books Copy Share Image
“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
“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 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
“Through that whole winter and spring, Claude came home every day from preschool, shed his clothes, and put the princess dress back… — Laurie Frankel Every day Copy Share Image
“You have to help him see that if he’s disappearing from the world, that’s too high a price to pay for fitting… — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
“You can tell anytime,’ Penn said, ‘but once people know, they can never unknow.” — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
“Dispelling fear. Taming what was scary not by hiding it, not by blocking it or burying it, not by keeping it secret,… — Laurie Frankel Choose love Copy Share Image
“She wasn't sure that parenting ever qualified as brave. Or maybe it always did. Because it's not like you got a choice.” — Laurie Frankel Parenting Copy Share Image
“This is what Grandma was worried about, you know.' 'Me eating a whole chocolate cake practically all by myself in a single… — Laurie Frankel Chocolate cake Copy Share Image
