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title: "6 Worried Children Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“A cult? Jesus Christ. No wonder Anita is worried about her children. They’re like turkeys—they might drown themselves in the rain if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-a-stovall/a-cult-jesus-christ-no-wonder-anita-is-worried-about-her-children/)

[S.A. Stovall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-a-stovall/)

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> [Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you, she said. It immunized…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/mom-always-said-people-worried-too-much-about-their-children/)

[Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/)

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> [We are no longer worried that children are missing school because of video games, though. We are worried that they are murdering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-bissell/we-are-no-longer-worried-that-children-are-missing-school-because-of/)

[Tom Bissell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-bissell/)

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> [“People worried too much about their children. Suffering when you're young is good for you. It immunized your body and soul...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/people-worried-too-much-about-their-children-suffering-when-you-re/)

[Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/)

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> [Mom always said people worried too much about their children. Suffering when you are young is good for you, she said. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeannette-walls/mom-always-said-people-worried-too-much-about-their-children-2/)

[Jeannette Walls](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeannette-walls/)

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> [We live in a crazy time, and parents are very worried about their children's futures. They're getting all kinds of messages about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roberta-michnick-golinkoff/we-live-in-a-crazy-time-and-parents-are-very-worried-about-their/)

[Roberta Michnick Golinkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roberta-michnick-golinkoff/)

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