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“I had a feeling all our parents were pretty much on the same page when it came to being overprotective and a bit overbearing.…

— Rachel Jonas

“Sometimes bad choices bring us to the right people, Emily.”

— Gail McHugh

“I had the strong sensation that I'd underestimated my parents and their devotion to me. Of course they'd be on my side, whether they…

— Bill Konigsberg

“Modern parents can take comfort from the fact that most of our teenagers come through adolescence, too—perhaps a little bruised, maybe a little humiliated,…

— Barbara Natterson-Horowitz

“You’re not going to take advantage of me, are you?” The cushions felt so nice behind her head. It was so nice to lie…

— Kady Cross

“Seeing him tonight, driving off with his friends, made Emily yearn for the old days. They were happy then. Best friends in love. And…

— Jen Blau

“Some of the choices teenagers make are morally and practically wrong. Some of my characters do things I hope my child won't. There are…

— Rachel Vail

“I also believe that parents, if they love you, will hold you up safely, above their swirling waters, and sometimes that means you’ll never…

— Mitch Albom

“It was the ultimate cautionary tale, the moral being Don't fall, as if they were made of glass. In a sense they were--their fragility…

— Stewart O'Nan

“You're perfectly safe. Emily is here to protect your virtue." "That's too bad.”

— Kady Cross

“Emily just knew that the grocery store clerk’s cousin had slipped on a bath mat and fallen out a second-story open window only to…

— Holly Goldberg Sloan

“Much later, when I thought about it, I realized that my folks were typical of their generation of parents: Their idea of raising children…

— Nathan McCall