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# Jon Ziegler

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##  Quotes by Jon Ziegler

> [“And finally, your punishment WILL be cruel and unusual (no TV or IPad for a week, etc…)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ziegler/and-finally-your-punishment-will-be-cruel-and-unusual-no-tv-or-ipad/)

Jon Ziegler

[Crime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crime/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/jon-ziegler-68552_crime_and-finally-your-punishment-will-be-crue_1745090.jpg)

> [“Like the tide eroding the surface of a rock, the raising of children slowly eats away at all the fanciful ideals and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ziegler/like-the-tide-eroding-the-surface-of-a-rock-the-raising-of-children/)

Jon Ziegler

[Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acf/jon-ziegler-68552_children_like-the-tide-eroding-the-surface-of-a-r_2161733.jpg)

> [“There is one thing that you cannot force a child to do, and that is to look at you when you are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ziegler/there-is-one-thing-that-you-cannot-force-a-child-to-do-and-that-is-to/)

Jon Ziegler

[Child](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/child/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b4/jon-ziegler-68552_child_there-is-one-thing-that-you-cannot-force_2451735.jpg)

> [“We can't all be perfect parents and spouses, so we might as well laugh!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-ziegler/we-can-t-all-be-perfect-parents-and-spouses-so-we-might-as-well-laugh/)

Jon Ziegler

[Laugh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laugh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/jon-ziegler-68552_laugh_we-can-t-all-be-perfect-parents-and-spou_3051007.jpg)

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