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> [We are doing earlier and earlier to children what we shouldn't do later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lilian-katz/we-are-doing-earlier-and-earlier-to-children-what-we-shouldn-t-do/)

[Lilian Katz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lilian-katz/)

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> [Children shouldn't have to suffer for any reason.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lil-jon/children-shouldn-t-have-to-suffer-for-any-reason/)

[Lil Jon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lil-jon/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db1/lil-jon-3087_any_children-shouldn-t-have-to-suffer-for-an_2110394.png)

> [Our children shouldn't be saddled with trillions of dollars of more debt and forced to pay for Joe Biden and Nancy Pelosi's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-boebert/our-children-shouldn-t-be-saddled-with-trillions-of-dollars-of-more/)

[Lauren Boebert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-boebert/)

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> [Our children shouldn't have to wait for adulthood to become wild readers. For many, it will be too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donalyn-miller/our-children-shouldn-t-have-to-wait-for-adulthood-to-become-wild/)

[Donalyn Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donalyn-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd9/donalyn-miller-12990_adulthood_our-children-shouldn-t-have-to-wait-for_1974294.jpg)

> [“Seeds and children shouldn’t be wrapped up and hidden away too long. They won’t grow if they are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gwen-e-campbell/seeds-and-children-shouldn-t-be-wrapped-up-and-hidden-away-too-long/)

[Gwen E Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gwen-e-campbell/)

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> [A parents wishes for their children shouldn't be to be as good as them but to surpass their own abilities and hopefully…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stanley-victor-paskavich/a-parents-wishes-for-their-children-shouldn-t-be-to-be-as-good-as/)

[Stanley Victor Paskavich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stanley-victor-paskavich/)

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> [“If the future truly lies in the dreams of our children, then shouldn't those dreams be filled with light.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deon-potgieter/if-the-future-truly-lies-in-the-dreams-of-our-children-then-shouldn-t/)

[Deon Potgieter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deon-potgieter/)

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> [Children shouldn't have to sacrifice so that you can have the life you want. you make sacrifices so your children can have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ritu-ghatourey/children-shouldn-t-have-to-sacrifice-so-that-you-can-have-the-life/)

[Ritu Ghatourey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ritu-ghatourey/)

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> [My father was afraid of his father, I was afraid of my father, and I don't see why my children shouldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lord-mountbatten/my-father-was-afraid-of-his-father-i-was-afraid-of-my-father-and-i/)

[Lord Mountbatten](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lord-mountbatten/)

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> [“Either way, one should love their children, shouldn’t they? After all, children are only duplicates of your own genes. What did these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-a-thompson/either-way-one-should-love-their-children-shouldn-t-they-after-all/)

[Shannon A. Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-a-thompson/)

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> [I'm very much still connected to the way that I've always been perceived. And it happens. I'm not trying to play up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-hawkins/i-m-very-much-still-connected-to-the-way-that-i-ve-always-been/)

[Andrew Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-hawkins/)

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