Quote by Ayelet Waldman
I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to pre

I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to prevent them from assimilating, even being aware of, my idiocy about my weight. – Ayelet Waldman

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There are times as a parent when you realize that your job is not to be the parent you always imagined youd be, the parent you always wished you had. Your job is to be the parent your child needs, given the particulars of his or her own life and nature. – Ayelet Waldman

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So many women today have become so focused on their children, theyve developed these romantic entanglements with their childrens lives, and the husbands are secondary. Theyre left out. And the romantic focus is on the children. – Ayelet Waldman

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During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids rather than work as an attorney, it caused me no end of anxiety. Despite the fact that I knew I was contributing to our family by caring for our children, I still felt that my worth was less because I wasnt earning. – Ayelet Waldman

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