And that was the greatest heartbreak of all- no matter how spectacular we want our children to be, no matter how perfect we pretend they are, they are bound to disappoint. As it turns out, kids are more like us than we think: damaged, through and through.

We all have things that come back to haunt us. Some of us just see them more clearly than others.

What makes a treasure a treasure." Marine replied, "is how rare a find it is, when you need it the most.

You can make it dark, but I can't make it light.

I used to pretend that I was just passing through this family on my way to my real one.

I had the heart of the relationship, and no body to grow it in... It broke.

Everyone deserves a happy ending.