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“Parents are the last people on Earth who ought to have children.”
“Children are God's way to rekindle the dwindling magic in relationships.”
“We never expressed this to each other in Chinese, because it wasnt something said in Chinese culture; the emotions were too strong, the words too coarse, and besides, it was assumed that parents an...”
“Scenes from the PlayroomNow Lucy with her family of dolls Disfigures Mother with an emery board, While Charles, with match and rubbing alcohol, Readies the struggling cat, for Chuck is bored. The y...”
“Raising human offspring is an endeavor nothing less than a continued labor of patience, hard work, organization and ongoing adaptation. All of which is unlike that expected of any other living crea...”
“Overbearing mothers usually give way to one of two things in their children: rebellion or passivity. In your case, the latter.”
“one blow in anger [would] kill, probably, a child from aged two to eight. Those over eight would take two blows to kill.”
“Your children are the greatest gift God will give to you, and their souls the heaviest responsibility He will place in your hands. Take time with them, teach them to have faith in God. Be a person ...”
“Enough, I say. Our guests will be arriving shortly, and I would as lief they were left in the dark about this particular strain of insanity in the family that makes you two revert to childhood at t...”
“The biggest mistake that parents make, is believing that their assigned task in life is to teach their children and to guide them in every situation of their children's lives. The truth is that it ...”
“I, too, was fiercely independent and thought I could make two equal four.”
“Do not expect too much from your child and she will grow in your love... But if you push her too much, you will push her away. A child is not yours to own but to raise. She may not be what you will...”
“For his children, he would move mountains.”
“The best that could be left behind by any man: children who had been brought up to behave responsibly and to believe in something beyond their own self gratification. (The Americans”
“At that moment Mr. Lisbon had the feeling that he didn't know who she was, that children were only strangers you agreed to live with, and he reached out in order to meet her for the first time.”
“I wanted her to have the full, long life that every parent promises his or her child by the simple act of bringing that child into the world.”
“I sometimes heard the parents of Michel's playmates sigh about how, after a busy day, they really needed "a moment to themselves." The children were in bed at last, and then came the magic moment, ...”
“Children nurtured in kindness learn the value of understanding. Children taught to be self-sufficient, to respect others, to value education and to build life up rather than to tear it down will be...”
“Cuddle with your children. Don't just read talk about the pictures too. Give emphasis to your words and make them come alive!Make it fun and enjoyable.”
“Sometimes am so worried,i complain to God that He's not been listening to my prayers,and then my son comes and says,"hey dad,why are you not mom?"ilook at him and say,God.you've already answered my...”
