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> [I come from a completely dysfunctional alcoholic family, so we kind of parented ourselves a little bit.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-hayes/i-come-from-a-completely-dysfunctional-alcoholic-family-so-we-kind-of/)

[Sean Hayes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-hayes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a65/sean-hayes-8488_come_i-come-from-a-completely-dysfunctional-a_2580300.jpg)

> [When you have a child yourself, you go back and think about how you were parented, how you were mothered and what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-deschanel/when-you-have-a-child-yourself-you-go-back-and-think-about-how-you/)

[Emily Deschanel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-deschanel/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/emily-deschanel-10576_able_when-you-have-a-child-yourself-you-go-ba_3023892.jpg)

> [You have to give them unconditional love. They need to know that even if they screw up, you love them. You don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfie-kohn/you-have-to-give-them-unconditional-love-they-need-to-know-that-even/)

[Alfie Kohn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfie-kohn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/960/alfie-kohn-7728_child_you-have-to-give-them-unconditional-love_3151979.jpg)

> [“Children are no longer being parented, but are raised. Thats why they don't have morals, ethics,humanity and manners, because their parents neglected…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/d-j-kyos/children-are-no-longer-being-parented-but-are-raised-thats-why-they/)

[D.J. Kyos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/d-j-kyos/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/427/d-j-kyos-229853_children_children-are-no-longer-being-parented-bu_1551234.jpg)

> [My father was a joyous, joyous spirit, he really was. He was a hedonist, that was just - he enjoyed life, thrust…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carrie-fisher/my-father-was-a-joyous-joyous-spirit-he-really-was-he-was-a-hedonist/)

[Carrie Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carrie-fisher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/carrie-fisher-927_elbows_my-father-was-a-joyous-joyous-spirit-he_2318759.jpg)

> [“in every moment when you are parenting, you are being parented. In every moment when you are called to give grace, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-david-tripp/in-every-moment-when-you-are-parenting-you-are-being-parented-in/)

[Paul David Tripp](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-david-tripp/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c40/paul-david-tripp-1637_child_in-every-moment-when-you-are-parenting-y_158693.jpg)

> [“It's not surprising that he doesn't have any manners. Most kids today don't. But if you ask me, it's a direct reflection…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-g-browne/it-s-not-surprising-that-he-doesn-t-have-any-manners-most-kids-today/)

[S.G. Browne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-g-browne/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea0/s-g-browne-27787_bad-parent_it-s-not-surprising-that-he-doesn-t-have_2307378.jpg)

> [“If you are being parented, it means that ADHD symptoms are getting in the way of your relationship, whether you are aware…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melissa-orlov/if-you-are-being-parented-it-means-that-adhd-symptoms-are-getting-in/)

[Melissa Orlov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melissa-orlov/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/melissa-orlov-17715_parenting_if-you-are-being-parented-it-means-that_2081879.jpg)

> [We all, as parents, are laughing at ourselves and helicopter parenting and saying, 'This isn't the way we were parented; we were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/liane-moriarty/we-all-as-parents-are-laughing-at-ourselves-and-helicopter-parenting/)

[Liane Moriarty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/liane-moriarty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a2/liane-moriarty-1135_allowed_we-all-as-parents-are-laughing-at-oursel_764652.png)

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