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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 you'd 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

Topics: Always Child Given Had Her His Imagined Job Life Nature Needs Own Parent Realize Times Wished You Your Your Child

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I learned that I suffered from bipolar II disorder, a less serious variant of bipolar I, which was once known as manic depression. The information was naturally frightening; up to 1 in 5 people with bipolar disorder will commit suicide, and rates may even be higher for those suffering from bipolar II.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Bipolar Commit Depression Disorder Even Frightening Higher Information Known Learned Less Manic May Naturally Once People Rates Serious Suffered Suffering Suicide Those Up Which Will

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If a good mother is one who loves her child more than anyone else in the world, I am not a good mother. I am in fact a bad mother. I love my husband more than I love my children.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Am Anyone Anyone Else Bad Child Children Else Fact Good Good Mother Her Husband In Fact Love Loves More Mother Than Who World I Am I Love

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I used to refer to myself as a 'theoretical anorexic,' just as crazy when it came to body image, but saved by a lack of self-discipline. My daughters do everything better than I do - they're smarter, more beautiful, happier. What if they end up better at anorexia, too?

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Anorexia Anorexic Beautiful Better Body Body Image Came Crazy Daughters End Everything Happier Image Just Lack More Myself Refer Saved Self-Discipline Smarter Than Theoretical Too Up Used What If

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A good mother remembers to serve fruit at breakfast, is always cheerful and never yells, manages not to project her own neuroses and inadequacies onto her children, is an active and beloved community volunteer. She remembers to make play dates, her children's clothes fit, she does art projects with them and enjoys all their games.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Active Always Art Beloved Breakfast Cheerful Children Clothes Community Dates Does Fit Fruit Games Good Good Mother Her Make Mother Neuroses Never Onto Own Play Project Projects Remembers Serve She Them Volunteer

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I am an adamant feminist. It never occurred to me to take my husband's name when we married. I am a supporter of abortion rights, of equal pay for equal work, of the rights of women prisoners, of all the time-honored feminist causes, and then some.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Abortion Adamant Am Causes Equal Equal Pay Feminist Husband Married Me Name Never Occurred Pay Prisoners Rights Some Supporter Take Then Women Work I Am

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Another parent's different approach raises the possibility that you've made a mistake with your child. We simply can't tolerate that because we fear that any mistake, no matter how minor, could have devastating consequences. So we proclaim the superiority of our own choices. We've lost sight of the fact that people have preferences.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Another Any Approach Because Child Choices Consequences Could Devastating Different Fact Fear How Lost Made Matter Minor Mistake Our Own Parent People Possibility Preferences Proclaim Raises Sight Simply Superiority Tolerate You Your Your Child

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When my first daughter was born, my husband held her in his hands and said, 'My God, she's so beautiful.' I unwrapped the baby from her blankets. She was average size, with long thin fingers and a random assortment of toes. Her eyes were close set, and she had her father's hooked nose. It looked better on him.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Average Baby Beautiful Better Blankets Born Close Daughter Eyes Father Fingers First God Had Hands Held Her Him His Hooked Husband Long Looked Nose Random Said Set She Size Thin Toes Were

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I went from resenting my mother-in-law to accepting her, finally to appreciating her. What appeared to be her diffidence when I was first married, I now value as serenity.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: Accepting Appeared Appreciating Finally First Her Married Mother-In-Law Now Serenity Value

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If only shame were a reliable engine for behavior modification. All it does is make me feel bad, which inspires me to bust open a bag of cheese popcorn, which then makes me feel crappy about my weight.

~Ayelet Waldman

Topics: About Bad Bag Behavior Bust Cheese Crappy Does Engine Feel Inspires Make Makes Me Modification Only Open Popcorn Reliable Shame Then Weight Were Which

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Biography

Nationality: Israeli

Type: Novelist

Born: December 11th, 1964

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