I was such an ugly kid - When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up

I was such an ugly kid - When I played in the sandbox, the cat kept covering me up

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.

Never underestimate a child's ability to get into more trouble.

Never underestimate a child's ability to get into more trouble.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

Your children need your presence more than your presents.

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went read more

When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand pieces and they all went skipping about, and that was the beginning of fairies. And now when every new baby is born its first laugh becomes a fairy. So there ought to be one fairy for every boy or girl.

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

A child understands fear, and the hurt and hate it brings.

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.

Let us put our minds together and see what life we can make for our children.

We never know the love of our parents for us until we have become parents.

We never know the love of our parents for us until we have become parents.