Family issues Quote by Shannon Messenger

“Doesn’t just about everybody disappoint their parents? They say all they want is for us to be happy, but what they really want is…

— Eileen Cook

“That’s what parents often do, I think, we persuade ourselves we’re doing everything for the sake of the child. It’s too painful to us…

— Fredrik Backman

“We want him to see that as a result of being parented by imperfect parents, he (she) chooses the wrong people for the right…

— Karl A. Menninger

“The thing about not having parents is you don’t have anyone to tell you you’re heading down a path paved with grossly inaccurate expectations…

— David Wong

“I hope he’s better at fucking than he is at being a dad”

— Lia Peele

“He makes you feel like a better person than you are. And this is what makes you regret, again, endlessly, that you cannot stay…

— N.K. Jemisin

“A young man fools himself into believing he no longer needs to be held in his mother's arms or to hear the gruff approval…

— Anonymous

But I don't think any parent can expect to escape this life without disappointing his child at some point. And the same could be…

— Julie Klassen

“I'm done waiting for someone, even my father, to save me. Today I'm the one who will be doing the saving.”

— Pam Bachorz

“Father clears his throat. “Losing my son made me realize how precious little time I have left with you. I know this is not…

— S.G. Blaise

“When it comes to their kids, parents are all just instinct and hope. And fear.”

— M.L. Stedman

“Your inner child is waiting for a genuine, heartfelt apology.”

— Yong Kang Chan