a point to share

i love to read and i have a small pocket-sized notebook where i jot down every little quip, every little quote that i want to remember.

my most recent read was a suspense thriller named Roadside Crosses by Jeffrey Deaver. Surprisingly, i found a lengthy quip that i want to remember in my quest to be a great parent.

you know, Katie, a parent never knows if they get it right. i'm sure you've wrestled with that. you always hope, you always pray, that you give your children the resources they need, the attitude, the courage. that's what it's all about, after all. not fighting their battles, but getting them prepared to fight on their own. teaching them to make judgments, to think for themselves. and when i saw you questioning what i might've done, looking at what happened, i knew that i got it one hundred percent right. i raised you not to be blind. you know, prejudice blinds people,hate blinds people. but loyalty and love blind people too. you looked past everything, for the truth. of course you got it wrong, but i can't fault you for that - Edie Dance