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My mother loved children--she would have given anything if I had been one.
My mother loved children--she would have given anything if I had been one.
There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's age.
There are only two things a child will share willingly: communicable diseases and his mother's age.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
A child is a curly, dimpled lunatic.
What a cunning mixture of sentiment, pity, tenderness, irony surrounds adolescence, what knowing watchfulness! Young birds on their first flight read more
What a cunning mixture of sentiment, pity, tenderness, irony surrounds adolescence, what knowing watchfulness! Young birds on their first flight are hardly so hovered around.
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.
There was never a child so lovely but his mother was glad to get him asleep.
Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as read more
Adolescence is a period of rapid changes. Between the ages of 12 and 17, for example, a parent ages as much as 20 years.
We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.
We've had bad luck with our kids--they've all grown up.
Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected.
Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected.
Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of read more
Cosmic upheaval is not so moving as a little child pondering the death of a sparrow in the corner of a barn. -Tom Savage.