Lela Davidson > Quotes

“Despite the ever-increasing responsibilities, there are no promotions in motherhood. You’ll never get an annual review followed by a fat bonus and a healthy raise.”
― Lela Davidson, Blacklisted from the PTA

“The truth all parents know is that none of us have any idea how to raise a child, much less more than one. We cobble together an instruction manual of sorts made up of other parents' advice, pop culture, and our own upbringing, without any way of knowing in advance what kind of human will result from the particular parenting techniques we employ. All the while, we've got to convince the children we've got things under control. It's the only way to trick them into believing there's any ind of safety and structure in the world.”
― Lela Davidson, Faking Balance: Adventures in Work and Life