Chen Reads

“Daphne left her at the house alone to go pick up the girls, she’d tried on every pair of Daphne’s underwear.”
― Liv Constantine, The Last Mrs. Parrish

“There it is again, this idea that good mother means worrying, constant, expert worrying. The energy in her house is combustible.”
― Chandler Baker, Cutting Teeth

“That’s a bit harsh, don’t you think? Our eyes are supposed to be laser-focused on our kids at all”
― Chandler Baker, Cutting Teeth

“do. Has he ever stopped to wonder why being a mom actually is the hardest job in the world and not just something thoughtless people say? It’s because there’s never a day off—not just a day, but an hour, not so much as a minute. Is she sick? Is she feeling under the weather? Too bad! There’s no one to cover”
― Chandler Baker, Cutting Teeth