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Resolution, like responsibility, is a product of ownership, and kids can't resolve a conflict until they figure out how they contributed to it. ↗

— Richard Eyre

#conflict #entitlement #kids #ownership #parenting

In my South, the most treasured things passed down from generation to generation are the family recipes. ↗

— Robert St. John

#south #family

Most people catch their presuppositions from their family and surrounding society, the way that a child catches the measles. But people with understanding realize that their presuppositions should be *chosen* after a careful consideration of which worldview is true. ↗

— Francis A. Schaeffer

#catch #francis-schaeffer #measels #presuppositions #schaeffer

How could a mother who boils water for pasta leave two little girls behind? ↗

— Jandy Nelson

#jandy-nelson #mother #pasta #the-sky-is-everywhere #family

Personal humiliation was painful. Humiliation of one's family was much worse. Humiliation of one's social status was agony to bear. But humiliation of one's nation was the most excruciating of human miseries. ↗

— Orson Scott Card

#prophet #red #family

Strangers take a long time to become acquainted, particularly when they are from the same family. ↗

— M.E. Kerr

#strangers #family

Each of us has a family tree full of stories inside of us, Dirk thought. Each of us has a story blossoming out of us. ↗

— Francesca Lia Block

#stories #family

At forty-three, I bought my first house. I’d wanted one like crazy. A house meant family, a happy childhood for my litttle girl and for the little girl self inside me. . . . I was soon overwhelmed by the upkeep and overcome by the yardwork. . . . In the bright light of closing, it was obvious: it was never a house I wanted; it was what a house symbolized to me. (254) ↗

— Victoria Moran

#house #need #want #family

Some people tried to hurt us to protect themselves, their family and communities...This was one of the consequences of civil war. People stopped trusting each other, and every stranger became an enemy. Even people who knew you became extremely careful about how they related or spoke to you. ↗

— Ishmael Beah

#trust #family

Our pets are our family. ↗

— Ana Monnar

#love #loyal #pets #family