#parental

Adora changed her color scheme from peach to yellow. She promised me she'd take me to the fabric store so I can make new coverings to match. This dollhouse is my fancy." She almost made it sound natural, my fancy. The words floated out of her mouth sweet and round like butterscotch, murmured with just a tilt of her head, but the phrase was definitely my mother's. Her little doll, learning to speak just like Adora. "Looks like you do a very good job with it," I said, and motioned a weak wave good-bye. "Thank you," she said. Her eyes focused on my room in the dollhouse. A small finger poked the bed. "I hope you enjoy your stay here," she murmured into the room, as if she were addressing a tiny Camille no one could see. ↗

— Gillian Flynn

#families #insecurity #parental-approval #scary-houses #nature

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once. ↗

— Diane Cilento

#bed #children #collapsed #once #parental

That's how they say it: He loves you in his own way. Well, what about my way? What if I need for him to love me in my way? ↗

— Tammara Webber

#needs #parental-love #love

I do a lot of work with the Dyslexia Institute because, for people with dyslexia who do not have parental support, it is a huge disadvantage. I was fortunate because my Mum was a teacher and she taught me to work hard. ↗

— Susan Hampshire

#disadvantage #dyslexia #fortunate #hard #huge

The parental, and filial affections seem to be as ardent, their sensibility and attachment, as active and faithful, as those observed to be in human nature. ↗

— William Bartram

#affections #ardent #attachment #faithful #filial

We need to stop the erosion of parental authority. ↗

— Sonny Landham

#erosion #need #parental #stop

Juggling work and parental responsibilities is no easy task, but I'm trying my best and just like everything else there are good days and there are bad days. ↗

— Ali Landry

#bad days #best #days #easy #else

I mean, when the world comes for your children, with the knives out, it's your job to stand in the way. ↗

— Joe Hill

#parental-love #parenting #love

I knew nothing but love and devotion when I was growing up. Trust me, it makes everything easier. ↗

— Julia Quinn

#parental-love #love

I can think of no more dangerous a position than to learn to tolerate evil in order to become accustomed to reality. ↗

— Sarah Mally

#christian-living #girls #marriage #parental-guidance #purity