Walking on Eggshells Quotes

“swimming laps: dive in, stroke, stroke, and breathe. Keep going. Sometimes you have to rotate your body to cut through the water cleanly. Sometimes you think that you will never catch your breath again. But you keep on breathing and kicking, and you keep on stroking. Eventually, the effort seems less exhausting. At the end of the swim, you have new strength, and the desire to dive in again.”
― Jane Isay, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

“My happiest moments are when all my children are okay. That's just how life is. We've all been through it ourselves. It is hard, because you are so bone of their bone, skin of their skin. You feel things so strongly, if you are truly a loving parent.”
― Jane Isay, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

“My happiest moments are when all my children are okay. That's just how life is. We've all been through it ourselves. It is hard, because you are so bon of their bone, skin of their skin. You feel things so strongly, if you are truly a loving parent.”
― Jane Isay, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents

“I learned this especially from sons and daughters of men who were abusive fathers. Once these fathers stopped drinking and raging, and showed that they wanted a loving relationship with their children, the grown kids I spoke with were eager to take them back into their lives.”
― Jane Isay, Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the Delicate Relationship Between Adult Children and Parents