The best parenting advice I ever got was from a labor nurse who told me the following: 1. After your baby gets here, the dog will just be a dog. 2. The terrible twos last through age three. 3. Never ask your child an open-ended question, such as "Do you want to go to bed now?" You won't want to hear the answer, believe me. "Do you want me to carry you upstairs, or do you want to walk upstairs to go to bed?" That way, you get the outcome you want and they feel empowered.

you're not a bad person because you want to be yourself.

As Lacy waited for her turn to speak on Peter's behalf, she thought back to the first time she realized she could hate her own child.

Jacob's room is the place entropy goes to die.

What you notice is the loneliness. Daniel started to isolate himself, because it hurt less than being pushed away.

For better or for worse, music is the language of memory. It is also the language of love.

Home is not a place, but rather, the people you love