A Mother's Goodbye Quotes

“to be rescheduled. I’m already feeling like a bad mom when her teacher starts our conversation by asking, ‘Did you know Lucy has trouble reading?’ Kev’s not here, of course. He never comes to meetings like these. ‘What do you mean by trouble?’ Mrs. Bryant puts on reading glasses and takes Lucy’s test, pinched between two fingers, like it’s Exhibit A from some courtroom drama. ‘According to the tests I’ve done this year,’ she informs me in a cool tone, ‘Lucy has the reading level of a seven-year-old, if that.’ The ‘if that’ catches me on the raw. She sounds so accusing, so judgmental. ‘You weren’t aware of this, Mrs. McCleary?’ ‘No.’ My jaw is tight, my hands clenched in my lap. Mrs. Bryant is one of those stern, iron-haired teachers who looks down on pretty much anyone, at least anyone she suspects is stupid. Maybe she knows I didn’t finish high school, never mind that I have my GED now. And then there’s Kev too, with his straight”
― Kate Hewitt, A Mother's Goodbye

“Children are, by their very nature, selfish, and they’re allowed to be. Sacrifice and self-restraint take time to develop and grow.”
― Kate Hewitt, A Mother's Goodbye

“pretended I didn’t mind the worms.’ And then she closes her eyes, murmuring about how strange it is to see him again. A few minutes later she opens her eyes again. ‘I thought my dad was here. It’s so odd… I can’t tell what’s real any more.’ ‘Maybe it’s all real,’ I offer, and she smiles.”
― Kate Hewitt, A Mother's Goodbye

“I saw him, but now it’s shattered completely and there will be no putting it together again. I can live with that. I won’t have to for long.”
― Kate Hewitt, A Mother's Goodbye