I did not give my daughter the kind of childhood anybody would want. The vision of the divided loyalty between a mother and father who don't live together and don't share in decisions is a great depravation for children. Gail Sheehy childchildhooddaughter share on social
I'd visually have that idea. I'm diving off the end of the diving board. I'm not going to be worried about if I'm going to dive into a jellyfish or the water's going to be too cold or the boys are going to beat me. I'm just doing it. And if I do it, it's a good chance I'll make it. Gail Sheehy beatboardboy share on social
Adapting to our Second Adulthood is not all about the money. It requires thinking about how to find a new locus of identity or how to adjust to a spouse who stops working and who may loll, enjoying coffee and reading the paper online while you're still commuting. Gail Sheehy adaptadjustadulthood share on social
Family caregiving has become a predictable crisis. Americans are living longer and longer but dying slower and slower. Gail Sheehy americancaregivingcrisis Change image and share on social
I know I'm never going to probably see the Taj Mahal or, you know, climb Mt. Everest, but I can still maybe influence peoples' way of thinking by a story that I do, by something I learn about the world. Gail Sheehy climbeverestinfluence share on social
Very few women manage to have it all; certainly not all at once. Gail Sheehy managewoman Change image and share on social
Changes are not only possible and predictable, but to deny them is to be an accomplice to one's own unnecessary vegetation. Gail Sheehy accomplicedenypredictable Change image and share on social
You don't have to feel confident to act confident. In fact, it's the most important acting job you can learn. Gail Sheehy actconfidentfact Change image and share on social
It seems like, to me, somewhere between 30 and 35 is a really, really good time to turn your eggs into babies. Gail Sheehy babyegggood Change image and share on social
Being a pathfinder is to be willing to risk failure and still go on. Gail Sheehy failurepathfinderrisk Change image and share on social