I decided I would not go to court to have my mother declared incompetent, I would not fight. I put the car in drive and hit the gas. I felt as if I'd jumped off a sinking ship and was in a life raft with my little girl, my face turned away from the horror, rowing, rowing, as fast and as hard as I could in the opposite direction.

~ Kaylie Jones

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I remembered my father telling me when I was a little girl, Guilt is bullshit. Don't ever let anyone make you feel guilty.

~ Kaylie Jones

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