Barb Jordan

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Barb is Currently Reading

Barb Jordan is currently reading

Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself: How to Lose Your Mind and Create a New One

by Joe Dispenza

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Jun 04, 2026 08:59PM

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What the Buddha Taught

by Walpola Rahula

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Jan 18, 2026 08:48PM

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Woman Last Seen in Her Thirties

by Camille Pagán (Goodreads Author)

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“that were hard and heartbreaking but also chosen and even strived for. It seemed to her they often made tough decisions to let go, to lay down, in order to pick up something else because they knew—maybe in their bones, maybe having learned it again and again—that having all the things you wanted all at the same time was rarely on the table.”
― Laurie Frankel, Family Family

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“families get formed in all sorts of ways, ways”
― Laurie Frankel, Family Family

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“The whole reason you build a bridge together is so the water can run under it, right? And not wash the two of you away? Sometimes one of you makes it flood, and then the water recedes.”
― Patrick Ryan, Buckeye

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“Representation matters not just because it matters that you see yourself in the world but because it matters that you see yourself positively in the world. Representation matters because it matters that you see not-yourself---people who are unlike you, families that are unlike yours, possibilities you hadn't thought of yet---and it matters that you see not-yourself positively too.”
― Laurie Frankel, Family Family

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“When people thought of mothers, they smelled cookies baking and chocolate melting. But actual mothers got shit for giving their kids too much sugar. When people thought of mothers, they thought soft and warm and cuddly. But actual mothers went to great lengths to eradicate their soft warm cuddly bits. When people thought of mothers, they thought of mama bears and cheerleaders–fierce love and unconditional support–but actual mothers were accused of coddling and helicoptering.”
― Laurie Frankel, Family Family

tags: family, family-relationships, mothers, mothers-day

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