“Parenting in the age of mobile communication really does allow us to be there for our kids in a way never before possible.”

“At this rate I never want to talk to you again. Stay mad at me, Allie. It allows us to communicate in other ways.”

“Healing does not mean going back to the way things were before, but rather allowing what is now to move us closer to God.”

“Before we have children, we think most of the parents sitting in sacrament meeting ought to “do something about their kids.” Once we have kids, we think everyone ought to be a lot more understanding about what we’re trying to survive during the meeting. And once our kids are grown, we think, “I never let my kids get away with that.” We really all need to chill out.”

“How is it possible that our parents lied to us?""Lets see: Santa, the Tooth Fairy,the Easter bunny,um, God. You're the prettiest kid in school. This wont hurt a bit. Your face will freeze like that...""Everythings going to be alright.”

“Sometimes I really think people ought to have to pass a proper exam before they're allowed to be parents. Not just the practical, I mean.”