There's nothing like a good family when you're really up a tree.

Minimizing exposure to miserable people is nothing short of a life strategy.

Waiting for someone to propose to you only passes the "Really, it's tradition!" sniff test when both of you think it's the man's job to propose and both of you think that's awesome.

If you take the time to listen to an upset child's story with empathy, and guide the child toward figuring out the root of the problem, then the result is often that the child not only calms down, but also in the future is less likely to get so upset.

Separation is where you see if it works better with the adults in two different homes.

All of us assign different values to things, and not all of those values are going to line up with others'.

No matter what else comes, your courage will be your companion for life.