Quotes About Support

I had once left Coop because I wanted to see if I could be the best, if I could make my own way in the world. But living for months with the Fishers made me se the value of intrinsically knowing there was someone to help me up if I stumbled. -Ellie, Plain Truth

She had given me my first crayons and coloring book, and had held me when I messed up, assuring me that the lines were for people with no imagination

Your child is hurt. How quickly can you make it better? What if you can't?

most people who offer their help do it to make themselves feel better, not us.

He] has always been my anchor. The problem is that anchors don't just keep you from floating away. Sometimes, they drag you down.

On the second Thursday of the month, Mrs. Dombrowski brings her dead husband to our therapy group.

Don't go fighting my battles for me.

He could stand pain, himself. He just couldn't stand hers

There's something to be said for being someone's safety zone. Even if, sometimes, it means a kick or a punch or a rush of angry words.

Her best friend is me; her second-best friend is herself.

He knows what will upset me before it even happens and like a superhero, bends the track of the runaway train before it strikes.

they accepted any baggage that came with you and made you believe you were more than you actually were

people who didn't talk about their problems got to pretend they didn't have any. People who discussed what was wrong, on the other hand, fought and ached and felt miserable.

There are building blocks of love and the very bottom layer is comfort. (from Vanishing Acts)

That's why we read fiction, isn't it? To remind us that whatever we suffer, we're not the only ones?

Death is scary and confusing and painful, and facing it alone shouldn't be the norm.

A dutiful mother is someone who follows every step her child makes," I said. "And a good mother?" I lifted my gaze to Charlotte's. "Is someone whose child wants to follow her.

It's an odd luxury, knowing someone's got my back.

I don't believe in God but sitting there, in a room full of those who feel otherwise, I realize that I do believe in people. In their strength to help each other and to thrive in spite of the odds.

And then come September, they fell back in step as if they'd never missed a beat. That, Peter figured, was the very definition of a best friend.

Dealing with an autistic meltdown is like dealing with a tornado. Once you are close enough to see it coming, there's nothing to do but weather the storm.

A flight attendant is the guide who helps you navigate that passage smoothly. As a death doula, I do the same thing, but the journey is from life to death, and at the end, you don't disembark with two hundred other travelers. You go alone.

I realize that I do believe in people. In their strength to help each other, and to thrive in spite of the odds. I believe that the extraordinary trumps the ordinary, any day. I believe that having something to hope for—even if it's just a better tomorrow—is the most powerful drug on this planet.

makes a family a family isn't doing everything right all the time but, instead, giving a second chance to the people you love who do things wrong.