Mandi Gerth’s Reviews > Here Be Dragons: Treading the Deep Waters of Motherhood, Mean Girls, and Generational Trauma > Status Update

“Pain and discomfort are the building blocks that form character and resilience. They are a necessary part of growth for all of us and are often the very things God knows we need to fulfill who He is calling us to be. You can’t raise a delicate flower in a greenhouse, and then expect it to survive out in the wild without hardening it by exposing it to the elements” (144).