People usually survive their illnesses, but the paper work eventually does them in. Filing a claim for insurance is terminal.

Given another shot at life, I would seize every minute...look at it and really see it... live it...and never give it back. Stop sweating the small stuff. Don't worry about who doesn't like you, who has more, or who's doing what. Instead, let's cherish the relationships we have with those who do love us.

Babies on television never spit up on the Ultrasuede.

Most mothers entering the labor market outside the home are naive. They stagger home each evening, holding mail in their teeth, the cleaning over their arm, a lamb chop defrosting under each armpit, balancing two gallons of frozen milk between their knees, and expect one of the kids to get the door.

I became hysterical and frightened and begged for sedation. And that was just the first prenatal visit.

It is fast approaching the point where I don't want tAdenauer to want the job.

Guilt: the gift that keeps on giving.