Frog

by Mary Calmes

As many times as I had been treated to pain in my own life, I would never be the cause of it in others.

“But if I can’t provide for myself, I can’t respect myself. And how can you respect me if I don’t?

what children all need, across the board, are people who care about them unconditionally and are invested in them. Children need role models, and not just heroes and miracle workers, but simply someone to stop and ask them how their day was, to pack a lunch sometimes, and sing along to the radio in the car.”

“All I want is for you to realize that what you do does not dictate the kind of man you are. What you do and who you are, are two separate things.”