The baby went without a name for weeks. Mom said she wanted to study it first, the way she would the subject of a painting. We had a lot of arguments over what the name should be. I wanted to call her Rosita, after the prettiest girl in my class, but Mom said the name was too Mexican.
"I thought we weren't supposed to be prejudiced," I said.
"It's not being prejudiced," Mom said. "It's a matter of accuracy in labeling.
Stichwörter: humor
Maybe I should have cut him some slack. With his broken wing and lifetime of eating roadkill, he probably had a lot to be ungrateful about. Too much hard luck can create a permanent meanness of spirit in any creature.
Jeannette WallsBrian told Mom we needed to keep Maureen away from those nutty Pentecostals, but Mom said we all came to religion in our own individual ways and we each need to respect the religious practices of others, seeing as it was up to every human being to find his or her own way to heaven.
Jeannette WallsInteresting people always have a past.
Jeannette WallsMom could say that in hindsight, but it seemed to me that when you were in the middle of something, it was awful hard to figure out what part of it was God's will and what wasn't.
Jeannette WallsWhat Dad didn't understand was that no matter how much he hated or feared the future, it was coming, and there was only one way to deal with it: by climbing aboard.
Jeannette WallsI wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even people who seemed to have it all had their secrets.
Jeannette WallsPeople worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you. It immunized your body and soul...
Jeannette WallsStichwörter: children suffering parenting kids-funny
Fussing over children who cry only encourages them. That's positive reinforcement for negative behavior.
Jeannette WallsStichwörter: children parenting cry
You're not supposed to laugh at your own father. Ever.
Jeannette WallsStichwörter: laughter parents respect
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