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Kelly Corrigan Quotes

Mothering you is the first thing of consequence I have ever done Picture Quote #1

It’s easy to love kids who make you feel competent Picture Quote #1

Moms in fiction and memoir get a bad rap Picture Quote #1

Raising people is not some lark. It’s serious work with serious repercussions. It’s air-traffic control. You can’t step out for a minute; you can barely pause to scratch your ankle Picture Quote #1

Cancer is a growth hormone for empathy, and empathy makes us useful to each other in ways we were not, could not have been, before Picture Quote #1

Growing up, I saw my mother cry exactly once. The morning of her brother’s funeral. One long tear ran down her cheek through her make up until she caught it near her mouth and patted it dry with a tissue she pulled from inside her sleeve Picture Quote #1

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I moved from Philadelphia to California when I was 25, after traveling abroad for a year. I thought I’d come home eventually and settle down, but I didn’t Picture Quote #1

We’re never ready for the things that happen. When the big stuff happens, we’re always looking in the other direction Picture Quote #1

I had thought a good mother would not elicit such comments, but now I see that a good mother is required to somehow absorb all this ugliness and find a way to fall back in love with her child the next day Picture Quote #1

He defined me first, as parents do. Those early characterizations can become the shimmering self-image we embrace or the limited, stifling perception we rail against for a lifetime Picture Quote #1

You have to speak your dream out loud Picture Quote #1

We’re never ready for the things that happen. When the big stuff happens, we’re always looking in the other direction Picture Quote #1

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I am an average mother in almost every way, so yes, much to my regret, I do yell at my children Picture Quote #1

I didn’t know adults could be changed. I thought they were finished pieces, baked through and kiln dried Picture Quote #1

The mother is the most essential piece on the board, the one you must protect. Only she has the range. Only she can move in multiple directions. Once she’s gone, it’s a whole different game Picture Quote #1

And it occurs to me that maybe the reason my mother was so exhausted all the time wasn’t because she was doing so much but because she was feeling so much Picture Quote #1

I envy my dad and his faith. I envy all people who have someone to beseech, who know where they’re going, who sleep under the fluffy white comforter of belief Picture Quote #1

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Mothering you is the first thing of consequence I have ever done (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) It’s easy to love kids who make you feel competent (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) Moms in fiction and memoir get a bad rap (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) Raising people is not some lark. It’s serious work with serious repercussions. It’s air-traffic control. You can’t step out for a minute; you can barely pause to scratch your ankle (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) Cancer is a growth hormone for empathy, and empathy makes us useful to each other in ways we were not, could not have been, before. (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) Growing up, I saw my mother cry exactly once. The morning of her brother’s funeral. One long tear ran down her cheek through her make up until she caught it near her mouth and patted it dry with a tissue she pulled from inside her sleeve. (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) I moved from Philadelphia to California when I was 25, after traveling abroad for a year. I thought I’d come home eventually and settle down, but I didn’t. (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) We’re never ready for the things that happen. When the big stuff happens, we’re always looking in the other direction. (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) I had thought a good mother would not elicit such comments, but now I see that a good mother is required to somehow absorb all this ugliness and find a way to fall back in love with her child the next day. (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) He defined me first, as parents do. Those early characterizations can become the shimmering self-image we embrace or the limited, stifling perception we rail against for a lifetime (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) You have to speak your dream out loud (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) We’re never ready for the things that happen. When the big stuff happens, we’re always looking in the other direction (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) I am an average mother in almost every way, so yes, much to my regret, I do yell at my children (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) I didn’t know adults could be changed. I thought they were finished pieces, baked through and kiln dried (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) The mother is the most essential piece on the board, the one you must protect. Only she has the range. Only she can move in multiple directions. Once she’s gone, it’s a whole different game (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) And it occurs to me that maybe the reason my mother was so exhausted all the time wasn’t because she was doing so much but because she was feeling so much (Kelly Corrigan Quotes) I envy my dad and his faith. I envy all people who have someone to beseech, who know where they’re going, who sleep under the fluffy white comforter of belief (Kelly Corrigan Quotes)