Kristel

“I’m not sucking up, I’m surviving, I thought. There’s a difference.”
― Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

“But as I reflect on the many incongruities of my childhood, I can’t help but feel sadness for the baby girl who cried for her mother. Who wanted a different kind of love than the kind she received. A love that allows for vulnerability, for tears, for the full range of human emotion. A love that allows a child the freedom to feel.”
― Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

“The accusations took an even darker turn when Jodi twisted the happiness he felt in hugging his daughters into something sinister and perverse. She filled his mind with doubts and self-loathing, making him second-guess every interaction, every display of affection.”
― Shari Franke, The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest for Freedom

“I ALWAYS ASK Stella and Nolan, “Do I seem like a stressed-out mom or a happy mom?” And they say, “You seem happy.”
― Molly Shannon, Hello, Molly!: A Memoir