Allison Pearson : (4) " When you have kids, there’s a tendency to put the marriage stew on the back burner and give it a quick stir now and then. But it’s important to remember why you had children with this person. " - Allison Pearson " Sometimes it’s a relief just to focus on putting one foot in front of the other. " - Allison Pearson " Girls slightly younger tended to be Donny Osmond girls or Michael Jackson girls, but for my generation, it tended to be David Cassidy. " - Allison Pearson " We carry our younger selves with us our whole lives, and we can measure out of lives by music we’ve loved or icons we’ve loved. " - Allison Pearson