Some secrets are meant to stay secret forever.Collection: Forever
What if I was! That’s my point. What if I was a bit overweight and not especially pretty? Why is that so terrible? So disgusting? Why is that the end of the world?Collection: What If
She didn’t understand a damned thing about life except that it was arbitrary and cruel, and some people got away with murder while others made one tiny, careless mistake and paid a terrible price.Collection: Mistake
We'd traveled, we'd been to lots of parties, lots of movies and concerts, we'd slept in. We'd done all those things that people with children seem to miss so passionately. We didn't want those things anymore. We wanted a baby.Collection: Baby
If parents had children who were good sleepers, they assumed this was due to their good parenting, not good luck.Collection: Children
He got Alice, the way we did, or maybe even more so than us. He made her more confident, funnier, smarter. He brought out all the things that were there already and let her be fully herself, so she seemed to shine with this inner light.Collection: Light
I see lots of differences between Australians and Americans - but as mothers, I think were pretty much alike!Collection: Mother
Happy endings always made her cry. It was the relief.Collection: Relief