That's what my mother did. And my father was the first person she'd met who treated her kindly. She was terrified of men, and she married a very meek, kind, dear man. And she had the upper hand. She ruled the roost. Lynn Johnston dearfatherhand share on social
I was just so lucky to have a wonderful life after a tough marriage. Lynn Johnston lifeluckymarriage Change image and share on social
I've had some tremendous adventures, good and bad. It's part of the novel, and a novel isn't interesting if it doesn't have some good and bad. And you don't know what good is if bad hasn't been a part of your life. Lynn Johnston adventurebadgood share on social
Sure, I've had some bad times, but everybody does. But people don't get to talk about them like I do, unless they do to a therapist. People don't get to put them in the paper like I do. Lynn Johnston badhavepaper Change image and share on social
I often think you bring unhappiness on yourself, because if you don't like yourself very much, you allow yourself to be influenced by people who reinforce that. Lynn Johnston bringinfluencepeople Change image and share on social
You think about child abuse and you think of a father viciously attacking a daughter or a son, but in my family it was my mother. My mother, I would say, was a... very brutal disciplinarian. Lynn Johnston abuseattackbrutal Change image and share on social
Yes, and when I had Aaron, he left me, and I didn't know how to raise a child. And I wasn't close to my parents, and because I was too proud to go to my parents for help, I mistreated that little baby. I didn't want a baby. Lynn Johnston aaronbabychild share on social
When Kate was born, she was born into a world of joy and happiness and confidence. The difference between the children is night and day. She's happy, she's thriving, she's full of self-confidence. I tell her she's beautiful every day before I send her off to school. Lynn Johnston bearbeautifulchild share on social
It's taken me a long time to become the person I am, for all the ugliness to fall away. The rotten flesh is gone, and the seed is there. I can touch that now. Lynn Johnston fallfleshlong Change image and share on social
My mother was a very literate person who had educated herself. She had an exceptional vocabulary. Lynn Johnston educateexceptionalliterate Change image and share on social
