She was developing what Mom called a bit of a sarcastic streak.
You can't cling to the side your whole life, that one lesson every parent needs to teach a child is "If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
If you don't want to sink, you better figure out how to swim
Sometimes you have to get sicker before you can get better.
I never had any question that my parents loved me. I had a real sense of self confidence.
Mom also hinted a couple of times that it was good I was going to college, since with one failed marriage behind me, I 'd have trouble landing a good husband and would need something to fall back on. "A package that's been opened once doesn't have the same appeal".