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title: "9 Hurt Parents Quotes by 7 authors"
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> [It does hurt that your parents are not together and they are fighting. Looking back, I grew up a little quicker than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vikramaditya-motwane/it-does-hurt-that-your-parents-are-not-together-and-they-are-fighting/)

[Vikramaditya Motwane](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vikramaditya-motwane/)

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> [Whatever you do in your life just keep one thing your mind never hurt your parents. These words might looks minor but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bilal-zahoor/whatever-you-do-in-your-life-just-keep-one-thing-your-mind-never-hurt/)

[Bilal Zahoor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bilal-zahoor/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/bilal-zahoor-7205_life_whatever-you-do-in-your-life-just-keep-o_1455470.jpg)

> [“Not even Dee's good influence could keep me from trying to hurt my parents the way they hurt me. At least that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emery-lord/not-even-dee-s-good-influence-could-keep-me-from-trying-to-hurt-my/)

[Emery Lord](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emery-lord/)

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> [I didn't want to hurt my parents' feelings about how hard certain things were in my 20s, how hard it was when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlotte-flair/i-didn-t-want-to-hurt-my-parents-feelings-about-how-hard-certain/)

[Charlotte Flair](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlotte-flair/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/544/charlotte-flair-6130_dad_i-didn-t-want-to-hurt-my-parents-feeling_1347149.jpg)

> [If you really want to hurt your parents and you don't have nerve enough to be homosexual, the least you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/if-you-really-want-to-hurt-your-parents-and-you-don-t-have-nerve/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

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> [I don't know a single person who doesn't regret the things that they did to hurt their parents, or the things they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-nesbitt/i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t-regret-the-things-that-they/)

[James Nesbitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-nesbitt/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a23/james-nesbitt-3995_did_i-don-t-know-a-single-person-who-doesn-t_2549333.jpg)

> [“If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don’t have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/if-you-want-to-really-hurt-you-parents-and-you-don-t-have-the-nerve/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e69/kurt-vonnegut-41_art_if-you-want-to-really-hurt-you-parents-a_2245767.jpg)

> [“Unfortunately, premature forgiveness strands us in relationships with our parents that are as devoid of genuine warmth and intimacy as ever. Unless…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-walker/unfortunately-premature-forgiveness-strands-us-in-relationships-with/)

[Pete Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-walker/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/pete-walker-30638_forgiveness_unfortunately-premature-forgiveness-stra_2501021.jpg)

> [If you want to really hurt you parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kurt-vonnegut/if-you-want-to-really-hurt-you-parents-and-you-don-t-have-the-nerve-2/)

[Kurt Vonnegut](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kurt-vonnegut/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c7e/kurt-vonnegut-41_art_if-you-want-to-really-hurt-you-parents-a_3190927.jpg)

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