if you are a stepparent, rush right out and get yourself a dog. Because it's very nice to have someone in the house that loves you.

Children are a house's enemy. They don't mean to be - they just can't help it. It's their enthusiasm, their energy, their naturally destructive tendencies.

Preparing for the worst is an activity I have taken up since I turned thirty-five, and the worst actually began to happen.

Your basic extended family today includes your ex-husband or -wife, your ex's new mate, your new mate, possibly your new mate's ex and any new mate that your new mate's ex has acquired.

in the family I grew up in, being called boring was like being called an ax murderer.

As for superpower: I wish I could eat a million pastries and not gain weight. I wish I were Pastry Woman.

writing is how I understand everything that happens. Writing is the only way I know to move on.