I don't hate anyone. The only people I know well enough to hate, I love.

As important as shared memories is the silent agreement that certain things never happened.

The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene.

If you haven't time to respond to a tug at your pants leg, your schedule is too crowded.

What you don't realize as a kid is that if your parents are always going to be there for you, they aren't going to be somewhere else doing exciting and glamorous things.

In a household of toddlers and pets, we discover this rule of thumb about happy families - that they are least two-thirds incontinent.

The advantage of growing up with siblings is that you become very good at fractions.