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> [You’re always a kid around your parents… Unless they’re acting like children. Then you don’t get the chance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-dessen/you-re-always-a-kid-around-your-parents-unless-they-re-acting-like/)

[Sarah Dessen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-dessen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cbf/sarah-dessen-110_acting_you-re-always-a-kid-around-your-parents_81126.png)

> [I never had holidays when I was a kid, because my parents couldn't afford them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/monica-galetti/i-never-had-holidays-when-i-was-a-kid-because-my-parents-couldn-t/)

[Monica Galetti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/monica-galetti/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ba/monica-galetti-5793_afford_i-never-had-holidays-when-i-was-a-kid-be_107099.jpg)

> [I was a good kid. My parents laid rules out for me, and I followed them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heidi-klum/i-was-a-good-kid-my-parents-laid-rules-out-for-me-and-i-followed-them/)

[Heidi Klum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heidi-klum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f95/heidi-klum-2036_kids_i-was-a-good-kid-my-parents-laid-rules-o_2113380.png)

> [I was alone a lot as a kid, because my parents were divorced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/danny-strong/i-was-alone-a-lot-as-a-kid-because-my-parents-were-divorced/)

[Danny Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/danny-strong/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c52/danny-strong-15949_divorced_i-was-alone-a-lot-as-a-kid-because-my-pa_1012335.png)

> [As a little kid, you go where your parents drag you. You have no agency, no dominion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-linklater/as-a-little-kid-you-go-where-your-parents-drag-you-you-have-no-agency/)

[Richard Linklater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-linklater/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/607/richard-linklater-2192_agency_as-a-little-kid-you-go-where-your-parent_1958876.jpg)

> [When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rodney-dangerfield/when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-moved-a-lot-but-i-always-found-them/)

[Rodney Dangerfield](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rodney-dangerfield/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c13/rodney-dangerfield-755_found_when-i-was-a-kid-my-parents-moved-a-lot_2915597.jpg)

> [What you don't realize as a kid is that if your parents are always going to be there for you, they aren't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-breault/what-you-don-t-realize-as-a-kid-is-that-if-your-parents-are-always/)

[Robert Breault](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-breault/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb4/robert-breault-304_child_what-you-don-t-realize-as-a-kid-is-that_3163318.png)

> [Parents have a very natural reaction if their kid makes such a choice because it takes a lot of hard work, both…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jitendra-kumar/parents-have-a-very-natural-reaction-if-their-kid-makes-such-a-choice/)

[Jitendra Kumar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jitendra-kumar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67c/jitendra-kumar-23129_child_parents-have-a-very-natural-reaction-if_272579.jpg)

> [You know how it is: you're a kid, and you see your parents do something, you tend not to want to follow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-ortega/you-know-how-it-is-you-re-a-kid-and-you-see-your-parents-do-something/)

[Brian Ortega](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-ortega/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/639/brian-ortega-6596_follow_you-know-how-it-is-you-re-a-kid-and-you_1610880.jpg)

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