100 Quotes About Family

The family is often an institution we take for granted. We think of them as a given, but they are not. A family is a unique formation created by two people who love each other and care about each other. This collection of wise, inspiring, and humorous family quotes will make you realize how precious the bonds between members of your family are.

When someone you love makes compassion, kindness, forgiveness, respect and...
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When someone you love makes compassion, kindness, forgiveness, respect and God an option, you can be sure they have made you an option, as well. Shannon L. Alder
Families are so beautiful. Wherever we may be, looking at...
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Families are so beautiful. Wherever we may be, looking at kids and happy families make us feel like home. Avijeet Das
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I don’t know why everyoneis still trying to find out whether heaven and hell exist. Why do we need more evidence? They exist here on this very Earth.Heaven is standing atop Mount Qasiounoverlooking the Damascene sightswith the wind carrying Qabbani’sdulcet words all around you. And hell is only four hours away in Aleppo where children’s cries drown out the explosions of mortar bombsuntil they lose their voice, their families, and their limbs. Yes, hell certainly does existright now, at this moment, as I pen this poem. And all we’re doingto extinguish this hellfireis sighing, shrugging, liking, and sharing. Tell me: what exactly does that makeus? Are we any better than the gatekeepers of hell? . Kamand Kojouri
We are loved way more by some of the people...
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We are loved way more by some of the people who have not contacted us in the last twelve or so months than we are loved by some of those who contact us every twelve or so days … or hours. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Many of the boys and men who are regarded as...
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Many of the boys and men who are regarded as immature by some females are so deemed merely because they do not want to get married someday … or soon. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or...
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Getting through life without a lot of money, possessions, and/or friends is admirable, especially if it is by choice. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being divorced does not necessarily make one’s advice on marriage...
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Being divorced does not necessarily make one’s advice on marriage useless … or useful. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Being a bad parent is a sign of not having...
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Being a bad parent is a sign of not having learned from experience. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice...
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Some people will insult your intelligence by suddenly being nice or nicer to you once you make it … or they think you have. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Most of the very few people who would choose a...
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Most of the very few people who would choose a good heart over riches would eventually use that to either make a lot of money, or attract men or women who are rich. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Some of us can live without a society but not...
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Some of us can live without a society but not without a family. Amit Kalantri
In united families, they might sleep with half filled stomach...
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In united families, they might sleep with half filled stomach but no one sleeps with empty stomach. Amit Kalantri
You can take the Indian out of the family, but...
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You can take the Indian out of the family, but you cannot take the family out of the Indian. Amit Kalantri
In your name, the family name is at last because...
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In your name, the family name is at last because it's the family name that lasts. Amit Kalantri
The story of my family.. .changes with the teller.
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The story of my family.. .changes with the teller. Jennifer Haigh
Whoever trains the children controls the future. A chain is...
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Whoever trains the children controls the future. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link, and a society will only ever be as strong as the families in it. Anna Sofia Botkin
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Pick a leader who will make their citizens proud. One who will stir the hearts of the people, so that the sons and daughters of a given nation strive to emulate their leader's greatness. Only then will a nation be truly great, when a leader inspires and produces citizens worthy of becoming future leaders, honorable decision makers and peacemakers. And in these times, a great leader must be extremely brave. Their leadership must be steered only by their conscience, not a bribe. Suzy Kassem
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Pick a leader who will keep jobs in your country by offering companies incentives to hire only within their borders, not one who allows corporations to outsource jobs for cheaper labor when there is a national employment crisis. Choose a leader who will invest in building bridges, not walls. Books, not weapons. Morality, not corruption. Intellectualism and wisdom, not ignorance. Stability, not fear and terror. Peace, not chaos. Love, not hate. Convergence, not segregation. Tolerance, not discrimination. Fairness, not hypocrisy. Substance, not superficiality. Character, not immaturity. Transparency, not secrecy. Justice, not lawlessness. Environmental improvement and preservation, not destruction. Truth, not lies. Suzy Kassem
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Pick a leader who will not only bail out banks and airlines, but also families from losing their homes -- or jobs due to their companies moving to other countries. Pick a leader who will fund schools, not limit spending on education and allow libraries to close. Pick a leader who chooses diplomacy over war. An honest broker in foreign relations. A leader with integrity, one who says what they mean, keeps their word and does not lie to their people. Pick a leader who is strong and confident, yet humble. Intelligent, but not sly. A leader who encourages diversity, not racism. One who understands the needs of the farmer, the teacher, the doctor, and the environmentalist -- not only the banker, the oil tycoon, the weapons developer, or the insurance and pharmaceutical lobbyist. Suzy Kassem
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..workplace dynamics are no less complicated or unexpectedly intense than family relations, with only the added difficulty that whereas families are at least well-recognised and sanctioned loci for hysteria reminiscent of scenes from Medea, office life typically proceeds behind a mask of shallow cheerfulness, leaving workers grievously unprepared to handle the fury and sadness continually aroused by their colleagues. Alain De Botton
Real relationships are the product of time spent, which is...
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Real relationships are the product of time spent, which is why so many of us have so few of them. Craig D. Lounsbrough
People are busy creating families, building businesses, working from morning...
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People are busy creating families, building businesses, working from morning until night but they don’t know what it is to live a full life Sunday Adelaja
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I think people need to recognize that those of us who have been so much influenced by violence in the media- in particular pornographic violence- are not some kinds of inherent monsters. We are your sons, and we are your husbands. And we grew up in regular families. James C. Dobson
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FORKED BRANCHESWe grew up on the same street, You and me. We went to the same schools, Rode the same bus, Had the same friends, And even shared spaghetti With each other's families. And though our roots belong to The same tree, Our branches have grown In different directions. Our tree, Now resembles a thousand Other trees In a sea of a trillion Other trees With parallel destinies And similar dreams. You cannot envy the branch That grows bigger From the same seed, And you cannot Blame it on the sun's direction. But you still compare us, As if we're still those two Kids at the park Slurping down slushies and Eating ice cream. Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun (2010). Suzy Kassem
There are moment of sadness and moment of joy. This...
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There are moment of sadness and moment of joy. This is life. Beth Cohen
There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if...
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There would definitely be way fewer instances of cheating, if the average couple did not have sex only when the woman feels like it. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The fact that you have just buried your parent or parents and/or sibling or siblings does not make you less likely to die today. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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I know I could’ve been on the other side of the line too. I refuse to accept injustice and inequality because I know it can be against any one of us, our brothers and sisters and friends and family. I know it’s personal. I know this is our only chance, our only planet, our only shot. And, I know this is my brick. Sharad Vivek Sagar
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When people want to win they will go to desperate extremes. However, anyone that has already won in life has come to the conclusion that there is no game. There is nothing but learning in this life and it is the only thing we take with us to the grave–knowledge. If you only understood that concept then your heart wouldn’t break so bad. Jealousy or revenge wouldn’t be your ambition. Stepping on others to raise yourself up wouldn’t be a goal. Competition would be left on the playing field, and your freedom from what other people think about you would light the pathway out of hell. . Shannon L. Alder
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A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. Arthur Conan Doyle
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I'd written Smashed not because I was ambitious and not because writing down my feelings was cathartic (it felt more like playing one's own neurosurgeon sans anesthesia). No. I'd made a habit--and eventually a profession--of memoir because I hail from one of those families where shows of emotions are discouraged. Koren Zailckas
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Since that night I have come to understand that sometimes the best families of all are those we create ourselves, the people we choose to be with. Silas House
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Scorned and torn, former love mates aim and shoot childish devastating daggers that penetrate beyond target to pierce the heart of their offspring. T.F. Hodge
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The difference between a ‘man’ and a ‘father’ is that the former shares his genes, but latter gives his life. Craig D. Lounsbrough
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In view of the frequent occurrence of modern domestic groups that do not consist of, or contain, an exclusive pair-bonded father and mother, I cannot see why anyone should insist that our ancestors were reared in monogamous nuclear families and that pair-bonding is more natural than other arrangements. Marvin Harris
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The only reason that some people aren’t ashamed of their parents and/or siblings is because they know that we know that they did not choose them. Mokokoma Mokhonoana
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The love between friends could create life. Betsy Cornwell
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To better understand people, don't just judge them based on how they treat you; rather, look deeply to see how they treat their families, friends and strangers. A lot of people tend to be extremely nice in the process of getting the things they want or need, but would show their true colors after they have succeeded with their agendas. So always bear in mind that a person who has a good heart loves being nice to their friends, family, partner and strangers. Unknown
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Nearly all problems of human behavior stem from our failure to ensure that people live in environments that nurture their well-being. Anthony Biglan
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Just as we have created a society in which it would be unthinkable to light up a cigarette in the Kennedy Center lobby, we can create a society where it is unthinkable that a child suffers abuse, fails in school, becomes delinquent, or faces teasing and bullying. We could have a society in which diverse people and organizations work together to ensure that families, schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods are nurturing and that our capitalistic system functions to benefit everyone. Anthony Biglan
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You don't build a family by tearing down another one. Donna Lynn Hope
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Mature adults gravitate toward new values and understandings, not just rehashing and blind acceptance of past patterns and previous learning. This is an ongoing process and maturity demands lifelong learners. David W. Earle
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The greater the pain associated with love, the more likely a person is to be attracted to others who will inflict this pain…for isn’t this what love is? Hurt people tend to hurt other people. David W. Earle
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As a parent who raised his children in dysfunction, I know the parental wounds my children received were not intentional; often they were my best expression of love, sometimes coming out sideways, not as I intended. David W. Earle
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Change will not successfully happen unless the emotional component is solved. David W. Earle
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When you journey inwardly exploring yourself, a sense of personal trust begins. David W. Earle
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Dance your Soulful path / and you shall know the magic / of your mind & heart / and all the beauty laughing / to fill your rising self. Jay Woodman
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You can Transform into a Super-Soul! If you align your physical and mental (logical/emotional) self with your core self (or soul being), then you will know your personal path, and find ways to follow it to fulfillment. You can learn how to best nurture your body, plus train your mind as an empowering tool to enhance your overall balance, strength, and unique skills, so that you achieve your goals, as well as optimise your well-being. Jay Woodman
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The key problem I encounter working with wounded, depressed, and unhappy people is a lack of connection…starting from a disconnection from themselves and then with others. This is why love often becomes so distorted and destructive. When people experience a disconnection from themselves, they feel it but do not realize the problem. David W. Earle
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You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine, for thousands and thousands of years our families have embraced a dysfunctional lifestyle, passing these habits as gospel on to subsequent generations. This was not done out of malice, spite, or hate, but what they knew best. As ineffective as these habits are, you never stopped to consider another way of loving. David W. Earle
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No one escapes some degree of chaos for it is so ever prevalent; it is the human experience. This realization does not mean we can’t improve. It does mean we can accept our state of chaos, lighten up on ourselves, have fun, and work on improving…we are a work in progress. Enjoy the journey. David W. Earle
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...the state of perfection is an elusive goal; demanding something so obscure as almost unattainable and can become a compulsive, crazy making squirrel-on-a-wheel way of living. David W. Earle
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To be God's people, to love Him fervently with whole hearts, is our sole desire. Elizabeth George
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You have a responsibility to keep your homes, surroundings and city clean. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Ordinary men earns responsibility towards their family, extraordinary men earns duty towards their nation. Amit Kalantri
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If I had lady-spider legs, I would weave a sky where the stars lined up. Matresses would be tied down tight to their trucks, bodies would never crash through windshields. The moon would rise above the wine-dark sea and give babies only to maidens and musicians who had prayed long and hard. Lost girls wouldn't need compasses or maps. They would find gingerbread paths to lead them out of the forest and home again. They would never sleep in silver boxes with white velvet sheets, not until they were wrinkled-paper grandmas and ready for the trip. Laurie Halse Anderson
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To have my life accepted as just another ordinary life, to have it viewed as common and regular, was a singular moment. Katherine A. Briccetti
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Logically, I understand that it wasn't Edward's fault my family fell apart after he left. But when you're eleven years old, you don't give a flip about logic. You just really miss holding your big brother's hand. Jodi Picoult
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...in order to achieve improved outcomes for families at risk, a paradigm shift is required so that unequal outcomes for families and children are seen as social injustices, rather than as products of individual dysfunction or deficit Philip Slee
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He said No to those Wild Things and so did I. Sometimes we said No and sometimes we shouted it and we were ferocious because it counted for everything. Amie Ryan
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It was hard not to realize what kind of kid his parents wished they'd had, and when he thought about that kind of kid it was tempting for Paul to want to track, hunt, and eat the little thing. Ben Marcus
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For while they'd stayed close during the absurd years of his sharp rise, having children had knocked it all into a different arrangement. The minute you had children you closed ranks. You didn't plan this in advance, but it happened. Families were like individual, discrete, moated island nations. The little group of citizens on the slab of rock gathered together instinctively, almost defensively, and everyone who was outside the walls--even if you'd once been best friends--was now just that, outsiders. Families had their ways. You took note of how other people raised their kids, even other people you loved, and it seemed all wrong. The culture and practices of one's own family were the only way, for better or worse. Who could say why a family decided to have a certain style, to tell the jokes it did, to put up its particular refrigerator magnets? . Meg Wolitzer
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Very strange things comes to our knowledge in families, miss; bless your heart, what you would think to be phenomenons, quite. .. Aye, and even in gen-teel families, in high families, in great families. .. and you have no idea. .. what games goes on! Charles Dickens
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Black and white thinking limits understanding and feedback, two necessary ingredients for successful resolution in creative conflict and successful understanding. David W. Earle
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People who are unwilling to talk about deep personal issues do not trust their own emotions. David W. Earle
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When you wear a mask, you are not real. David W. Earle
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Honoring your word is the fiber from which trust is built. David W. Earle
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We are all bounded with each other on the basis of our beliefs and values; when we question those values, we are certainly left alone, away from our families, friends and the dear one. And that is a cost benefit analysis we all make and we keep satisfying ourselves with the status quo of situations. M.F. Moonzajer
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Friends are holy families. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Don’t waste your time trying to explain yourself to people that are committed to misunderstanding you. Instead, commit your time to explaining who they are to them. When you get a person to see the positive similarities you share, it begins to restore the loss of respect between you. Shannon L. Alder
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Thoughts turn to other's just a little more this time of year. Days grow shorter and memories grow longer. Families and friends gather in celebration or hope. Giving is a reflection of our love and caring for each other and those less fortunate. May your thoughts turn to gratitude this holiday season and carry on throughout the next year… James A. Murphy
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People build defenses around a weakness, not around strength. Where self-esteem is strong, a defense is unnecessary. David W. Earle
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Secret elisions within families are suddenly revealed by self-execution, and just as quickly sheeted with excuses, blame, and counter-blame. But sense is made of the world only through relationship between action and reaction, symptom and cause. No change is possible without analysis of accountability. Antonella GambottoBurke
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Suddenly, he had to ask himself, was love at first sight actually possible Bella Andre
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When one person attempts to “fix it” for the other person, the connection of acceptance is snapped and the sender and receiver miss an opportunity for understanding. David W. Earle
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We violated each other’s boundaries with verbal missiles of anger disguised in the pretense of “just kidding. David W. Earle
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This is what we desire in intimate relationships but this deep connection is often so frightful that most do not take advantage of the opportunities presented for honesty. David W. Earle
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Our parents were our first gods. If parents are loving, nurturing, and kind, this becomes the child’s definition of the creator. If parents were controlling, angry, and manipulative, then this becomes their definition. David W. Earle
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People pay a dear price when not dealing with the powerful emotions. David W. Earle
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All over the world there were families deciding to care about each other and encourage one another along the paths God had given them. Regina Jennings
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Phoebe realized how very wrong she’d been about this house, this family. It was far darker, more dangerous than the places she’d grown up in. In the dingy little apartments her mother rented, everything was out in the open. Their lives were dirty and squalid, but they didn’t pretend to be anything else. Here, things seemed so normal, so perfect, but it was all a deception. Jennifer McMahon
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They both looked at me in a way that was fast becoming familiar: two parts bafflement to one part awe at my talent for making a bad situation worse. David Bennun
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Step-parents, those fairy tale villains, Have been given a bad name. They're easy targets. When the family goes awry How easy to blame them. I was blessed by the right steps... Eileen Granfors
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Controlling others is the cornerstone of dysfunctional families. David W. Earle
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I could tell he wanted the best for me. Of course, he assumed that would be getting out. Everyone always thought that, not of what we had to go back to, at home. Maybe our parents had thrown away our mattresses. Maybe they'd told our siblings we'd been run over by trains, to make our absence fonder. Not everyone had a parent. It could be that nothing was waiting for us. Our keys would no longer fit the locks. We'd resort to ringing the bell, saying we've come home, can't we come in? The eye in the peephole would show itself, and that eye could belong to a stranger, as our family had moved halfway across the country and never informed us. Or that eye could belong to the woman who carried us for nine months, who labored for fourteen hours, who was sliced open with a C-section to give us life, and now wished she never did. The juvenile correctional system could let us out into the world, but it could not control who would be out there, willing to claim us. Nova Ren Suma
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This is what I know about my parents. They spent the next several years trying to forget each other, and me. Raquel Cepeda
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Oh, my father, such a difficult man. His world turned on his axis. From "The Father Tamer" in BREATHE IN Eileen Granfors
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He wanted to argue like this forever. This was better than nothing. There was no exhausting his anger at his father, and every word, however well intentioned or intentionally barbed, was a pull at a scab on his bloody heart. It was too late for any of this. There could ultimately be no healing. Marty had terminal cancer, and so did the two men have a cancer between them. They were terminal together, as father and son. They remained, momentarily exhausted, but it was really only that quiet between lightning and thunder as sound lags behind speed. The lightning had cracked the ground already, you just hadn't heard it yet. David Duchovny
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There is something about Christmas that requires a rug rat. Little kids make Christmas fun. I wonder if could rent one for the holidays. When I was tiny we would by a real tree and stay up late drinking hot chocolate and finding just the right place for the special decorations. It seems like my parents gave up the magic when I figured out the Santa lie. Maybe I shouldn't have told them I knew where the presents really came from. It broke their hearts. I bet they'd be divorced by now if I hadn't been born. I'm sure I was a huge disappointment. I'm not pretty or smart or athletic. I'm just like them- an ordinary drone dressed in secrets and lies. I can't believe we have to keep playacting till I graduate. It's a shame we just can't admit that we have failed at family living, sell the house, split up the money, and get on with our lives. Merry Christmas. Laurie Halse Anderson
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Christmas is a time for families. Dorothy Koomson
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I never met an addict who came from a nice home . I've met addicts that came from families that had money and nice houses. But never from a nice home. Sara Gran
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I traded in myfreedom fora needy, whinyand defiantfour-year-old, a junky girlfriend, and a relationshipriddled withsomeone else’sproblems Now, I stareout of openwindows likea wild mustangcraving openfields I clench mycrotch, wheremy ballsused to be, and I hum aloathsome tune, like an out-of-work castratowho’s realized his dreams of someday having his own familyare gone Phil Volatile
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Says you and your family. Sooner or later you’re gonna realize that just cause a Turner thinks a thing is normal doesn’t mean it is. Not at all. Angela Flournoy
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Never give up your wife, husband, children and families. Believe that people can change. Give others opportunity to change. Lailah Gifty Akita
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Consider letting go of the barriers between yourself and others, let go of the definition our culture has inflicted upon us and allow the best part of ourselves to connect with the wondrous parts of others. Allow yourself to connect in a deeper and more profound way. David W. Earle
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When I learned about the gray existing between the black and white of absolute terms, I began to experience more peace. The more I expanded my gray areas (more than 50 shades), the more peace I experienced in my life. David W. Earle
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The truth is, we tend to train people how we want to be treated. If others know you have wishy-washy boundaries then they are free to walk all over you; the results…you become a doormat. We have actually trained others to do this when we will allow people to wipe their muddy feet on us. After all, we are doormats. David W. Earle
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Being able to say, “No, ” is a necessary ingredient in a healthy lifestyle. David W. Earle
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Children have empty erasable white boards upon which big people write indelibly imprinted messages into their tender subconscious minds. David W. Earle
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Being judgmental is a form of attack keeping others off balance. David W. Earle