Ayelet Waldman Quote

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.

Bad Mother: A Chronicle of Maternal Crimes, Minor Calamities, and Occasional Moments of Grace (ed. Hachette UK, 2013) - ISBN: 9781444763164

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...

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...

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...

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...