“There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. Some may have to work part-or full-time; some may work at home; some may divide their lives into periods of home and family and work. What …
“Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your family and friends will. Stay in touch.”
“One day my prince will come. But my father will forever be my king.”
A nurse took the tired, anxious serviceman to the bedside. “Your son is here,” she said to the old man. She had to repeat the words several times before the patient’s eyes opened. Heavily sedated because of the pain of his heart attack, he dimly saw the young uniformed Marine …
