Lindsay

“If we do not first choose discipline for ourselves, we cannot expect to instill such a character trait in little people whose impulse control is spotty at best and whose emotions dangle on the gossamer thread of a missed nap. We must train ourselves to remember that we, not they, are meant to be the emotional thermostats of our own homes.”
― Abbie Halberstadt, M Is for Mama: A Biblical Motherhood Resource for Raising Godly Children with Wisdom and Grace

“This is not because he doesn’t love you. But love doesn’t make a mean drunk not a mean drunk or a narcissist not a narcissist or a jackass not a jackass.”
― Cheryl Strayed, Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar

“But remember this: you cannot ruin your children any more than you can perfect them.”
― Ainsley Arment, The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education

“I’m just going to say it. Childhood has been lost. To video games, to sports leagues, to after-school programs, to day care, to mobile devices, to peer pressure, to Netflix, to “gifted” classes, to extracurricular activities, to homework, to being carted between split homes every other weekend, and to busy schedules, just like their parents.”
― Ainsley Arment, The Call of the Wild and Free: Reclaiming Wonder in Your Child's Education