“Isn’t that an odd thing for a parent to wish for a child? That he would be less than what he is?” — Tracy Guzeman Copy Share Image
“Children are God's way of saving us. They give us a second chance at getting it right.” — Nancy Arroyo Ruffin Copy Share Image
“MY PARENTS HAD GROWN ME TILL MY BIRTH, THE REST OF MY LIFE WAS GROWN BY MY ENEMIES” — P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar Copy Share Image
“The more you don’t want to be like your parents, the more you will resemble them.” — Yong Kang Chan Copy Share Image
“But Dad looked delighted. "My Mia's singing 'Waiting for Vengeance' to my Teddy. What do you think about that?” — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
“All I ever wanted was to make my parents proud. What happens when I can't be proud of them?" --Shea Evenstar” — Maximilian Timm Copy Share Image
“Kids, no matter how big your problems are – ask your parents for help and advice.” — Eraldo Banovac Copy Share Image
“The path of development is a journey of discovery that is clear only in retrospect, and it’s rarely a straight line.” — Eileen Kennedy-Moore Copy Share Image
“Let your children nourish their knack, for that knack shall one day provide them with the way to live with dignity and… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“You told me a love story. I honestly believe your parents wanted the best for you, but their love almost destroyed your… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he meant no harm. It was… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“My parents stood still. It was like we were on two separate islands. Mom and Dad were on one, and I was… — Jenelle Jack Pierre Copy Share Image
“Few parents nowadays pay any regard to what their children say to them. The old-fashioned respect for the young is fast dying… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Sadie heard her inside cleaning up the kitchen and wondered what dreams Betty's mother had for herself, if all mothers had them,… — Karen Brown Copy Share Image
“There is nothing glorious about creating life out of passionate penetration. Even the animals can do that. The real glory comes when… — Abhijit Naskar Copy Share Image
“There’s nothing more complicated – or fragile – than the relationship between parents and their children. It’s like no other relationship there… — Michael Thomas Ford Copy Share Image
“What an effort she made to change me, and when it was clear those surface alterations would never occur, she began to… — Pamela Terry Copy Share Image
“I hate Rosebud.’ She laughed. ‘My mother live there.’ ‘Your mother?’ Sylvia had the drooped look of a Basset Hound. Eighty, at… — Anna Spargo-Ryan Copy Share Image
“He had been searching for it his entire life. He had devoted himself to poetry to find it. Now, in the middle… — Roman Payne Copy Share Image
“It felt strange to call them directly, to hear her father’s “Hello?” after the second ring, and when he heard her voice,… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
“Our parents can show us a lot of things: they can show us how we are to be and what things we… — C. JoyBell C Copy Share Image
“So now she was trying her best to make conversation, but a parent can't leave a child alone for so long and… — Anthony Breznican Copy Share Image
“Silver linings abound: I always knew I loved my son, but you certainly get a “perspective-check” when you go through a parting… — Rob Kozak Copy Share Image
“There is more to a boy than what his mother sees. There is more to a boy then what his father dreams.… — Ben Behunin Copy Share Image
“In retrospect, it seems obvious that my research about parenting was also a means to subdue my anxieties about becoming a parent…… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
“...my father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“It’s funny… when you’re young you spend your life trying to convince yourself you’re not like your parents. And then, every now… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
“In those years before mobile phones, email and Skype, travelers depended on the rudimentary communications system known as the postcard. Other methods--the… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image
“[THE DAILY BREATH] Do you remember the first day of school, when your mom and dad gave you the new uniform, the… — Dragos Bratasanu Copy Share Image
“A lifetime of memories does not provide empirical proof of the value of living. No one memory has a quantifiable value to… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“I think maybe, when I was very young, I witnessed a chaste cheek kiss between the two when it was impossible to… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
“But she knew it would never happen. She had no intention of visiting him there. Even if she were open to the… — Jennifer E. Smith Copy Share Image
“Let your boys test their wings. They may not be eagles, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't soar free.” — C.J. Milbrandt Copy Share Image
There is no home as comfortable as your father's arms and no bed as soft as your mother's lap. — Faraaz Kazi Copy Share Image
“Raising a child is a time of RAPID CHANGE! From the ages of 0 to 19, a PARENT can age over 30 years!” — Comic Strip Mama Copy Share Image
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