--- title: "1 Better Parent Quotes By Allie Larkin" description: "1 Better Parent quotes by Allie Larkin. Plus more from Allie Larkin and more Better Parent sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/allie-larkin-71952_hands-together_it-s-hard-to-look-at-it-like-that-isn-t_1397085.jpg" --- > [“It's hard to look at it like that, isn't it? Because if you can be a better parent than the ones you had, you have to face the fact that your parents had that choice too. If you're not fated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-larkin/it-s-hard-to-look-at-it-like-that-isn-t-it-because-if-you-can-be-a/) Allie Larkin [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/290/allie-larkin-71952_hands-together_it-s-hard-to-look-at-it-like-that-isn-t_1397085.jpg) ## More by Allie Larkin > [“It's hard to look at it like that, isn't it? Because if you can be a better parent than the ones you had, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-larkin/it-s-hard-to-look-at-it-like-that-isn-t-it-because-if-you-can-be-a/) Allie Larkin > [“i found the food Alex recommended. Newman's Own Organic Chicken and Rice kibble. . . . i wished Paul Newman made human kibble too.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-larkin/i-found-the-food-alex-recommended-newman-s-own-organic-chicken-and/) Allie Larkin > [“We checked ourselves in the mirror before we left. We were flushed and a little rumpled, but in a good way. We looked vibrant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-larkin/we-checked-ourselves-in-the-mirror-before-we-left-we-were-flushed-and/) Allie Larkin > [“Sometimes when an opportunity is in front of you, you’re so busy asking if you’re good enough for the challenge, you forget to ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/allie-larkin/sometimes-when-an-opportunity-is-in-front-of-you-you-re-so-busy/) Allie Larkin ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/better-parent/allie-larkin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Better Parent Quotes By Allie Larkin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's hard to look at it like that, isn't it? Because if you can be a better parent than the ones you had, you have to face the fact that your parents had that choice too. If you're not fated to be an awful parent, they weren't either. 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