"It’s a strange thing, but somehow we expect more of girls than of boys. It is the sisters and wives and mothers, you know, who keep the world sweet and beautiful. What a rough world it would be if there were only men and boys in it, doing things in their rough way! A woman’s task is to teach them gentleness and courtesy and love and kindness. It’s a big task, too—harder than cutting trees or building mills or damming rivers. It takes nerve and courage and patience, but good women have those things. They have them just as much as the men who build bridges and carve roads through the wilderness. A woman’s work is something fine and noble to grow up to, and it is just as important as a man’s. But no man could ever do it so well."


its mom's birthday today. i love her tons shes so pretty. shes always cutting branches off the neighbor's plants to grow her gardens. and making chocolate cheesecake and brownies for us. when we were kids she would read laura and mary to us and laugh so hard at the pig part that she would cry. then chucky and i would stare at eachother in wonderment and marvel that someone could be so happy about a pig. it was alot of fun.

*the best things in life are shared*