I can’t spend the rest of my life competing for your attention and coming in last. BARBARA DELINSKY AttentionCompetingLast
I had nothing to fear from my father. Except his disappointment. Which was no small thing. BARBARA DELINSKY DisappointmentFatherFear
If you want to disappear, Emily, you can do it most anywhere. BARBARA DELINSKY CountryDisappearPeoplePersonWant
You kids were all in college, and I suddenly saw that I was stuck alone with a man who, all those years later, was still wanting me to be someone I wasn’t. BARBARA DELINSKY CollegeKidsMen
What she did have, after raising two children, was the equivalent of a PhD in mothering and my undying respect. BARBARA DELINSKY ChildrenMomMotherRespect