I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short term can even feel right, to pretend everything is okay, and to encourage your children to do the same. But concealment leads to shame, and of all hurts shame is the most painful.


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

Ayelet Waldman Quotes

I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short term can even ...

I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short term can even ...

I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short term can even ...

I believe that mothers should tell the truth, even - no, especially - when the truth is difficult. It's always easier, and in the short term can even ...