Victoria

“Children living with their dad felt positively about their mom; children living with their mom were more likely to think negatively of their dad.”
― Warren Farrell, The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It

“And now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good. —John Steinbeck”
― Shauna Niequist, Present Over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Living

“Many people in narcissistic relationships find that they start becoming more anxious and even less able to regulate their own moods, because they feel as though they are living in chaos—and there was nothing they could do about it, because they were unable to soothe, comfort, or cheer up their partner. Interestingly, because of the narcissist’s tendency to blame other people for their difficulties and engage in projection, they will often blame you for being unreliable and inconsistent, when it is in fact their moods that are all over the map.”
― Ramani Durvasula, Should I Stay or Should I Go?: Surviving a Relationship with a Narcissist

“If children live in separate homes, proximity to the other parent has been found to be the single most important factor determining a child's likelihood of success.”
― Warren Farrell, The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It