Quotes About Boundaries

1. You need to respect me. 2. You must put me and our kids after God and above all others. 3. Be clear to everyone involved in our lives that they will respect your relationship—and me.

Did I Marry a Man or a Boy?" should have stopped her husband at the bedroom door and told him something like, "Look, I know you love your mother and you'd do anything for her, but it's not acceptable to me for you to leave me and these babies here in this house alone to bake cookies.

Did I Marry a Man or a Boy?" should have stopped her husband at the bedroom door and told him something like, "Look, I know you love your mother and you'd do anything for her, but it's not acceptable to me for you to leave me and these babies here in this house alone to bake cookies. If you choose to go over there, then you need to stay over there for the night.

When your hobbies get in the way of your work - that's OK but when your hobbies get in the way of themselves... well.

You could attempt to draw any line you wanted, but wet ink always seeped down the page.

sometimes you need to sacrifice relationships that typically lead to self-destructive habit loops.

If all ideas are limited to their own time and place, then this must also be true for the idea that all ideas are limited to their own time and place.

My kids can do whatever they want as long as they are not Republicans or junkies. That is where I draw the line.

People trying to force their agenda on my by deciding how I'm permitted to speak is offensive.

Failing to maintain appropriate boundaries.

Never, dear gods. Never mess with mortals.

He is strong enough to stand exposed, revealing all that is vulnerable within him. He is brave enough to invite you ever closer. If you hurt him, he will withdraw, as he must, and that path to him will be thereafter for ever sealed. But he begins with the gift of himself. What the other does with it defines the future of that particular relationship.

I have never slapped a boy in my life except for my brother.

If you have rules, you let creativity sleep.

I always sleep on my own. I can't sleep with somebody else. Always separate bedrooms, bathrooms and closets. I'm very individual and I want my own space.

I know that my fans want to know who I'm sleeping with, but it's really none of their business.

I don't care about style, but I am a total clean freak, so a messy home is a deal breaker. I had one girlfriend who never wanted to go back to her place. When we finally did, it turned out that she was sleeping on her couch because her bedroom was so messy. That is a prime example of someone I don't want to be around.

I have never slept in a bed with anybody. Even when I was married we slept in separate beds.

I slept with my mom until I was 16 years old.

I appreciate all the kids who come up and enjoy my play at OU. But everybody giving me their opinions is where I draw the line. If it's someone who hasn't been there before, I really can't handle it. It's 'Slide more.' 'Don't take as many hits.' 'Get out of bounds.' I know they have my best interests at heart. I just have to remind myself of that.

Reacting to every slight or letdown is neither realistic nor fair; it sends the message that we expect the other person to be flawless in relationship. But no one is perfect, and no one relationship can ever meet all our needs.

The way I was grew up gave me a slight fearlessness and a sense of independence. There are things about it that have definitely informed me. And then, as a parent, it's done the opposite. It's made me feel much more protective. There are boundaries in my kids' lives that I don't think I had.

I've been blocking people and unfriending people for a long time, and it doesn't take much if I feel like you've slighted me at all.

In many ways, playing a real person is slightly easier because you have a road map. When you're playing someone fictitious, there's myriad ways in. With a real person, there's boundaries, and that sometimes makes the work easier.