When you leave them in the morning, they stick their nose in the door crack and stand there like a portrait until you turn the key eight hours later.

Not everyone is comfortable with the kissing ritual. My husband is one of them. Her refuses to press lips with anyone except his wife, mother, and dog. If someone wanted to give him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, he would refuse until he had been formally introduced.

There is so much to teach, and the time goes so fast.

Onion rings in the car cushions do not improve with time.

It was a bitter moment for us. We weren't two mature parents. We were just two kids playing grown-up. We still needed Mommy and Daddy's permission, blessings, and money to survive.

Kids need love the most when they're acting most unlovable.

A friend doesn't go on a diet because you are fat.