Amanda

“The basic function of a parent is just to exist. You have to be there, like ballast in a boat, because otherwise your child capsizes.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“Being a parent is so strange, all our children's pain belongs to us, but so does their joy.”
― Fredrik Backman, My Friends

“there must be some people for whom difficult behavior wasn’t a reason to end their relationship with you.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine

“Things didn’t feel right; I hadn’t been able to relax yesterday, hadn’t been able to settle to anything. I just felt on edge, somehow. If my mood was a crossword clue, the answer would be “discombobulated.”
― Gail Honeyman, Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine