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Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
Boys will be boys. And even that wouldn't matter if only we could prevent girls from being girls.
Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected.
Never raise your hand to your children; it leaves your midsection unprotected.
Ah! what would the world be to us If the children were no more? We should dread the desert read more
Ah! what would the world be to us If the children were no more? We should dread the desert behind us Worse than the dark before.
It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snow-blower, read more
It is amazing how quickly the kids learn to drive a car, yet are unable to understand the lawnmower, snow-blower, or vacuum cleaner.
Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction read more
Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires.
The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.
The trouble with children is that they are not returnable.
things without defense: insects, kittens, small boys.
things without defense: insects, kittens, small boys.
Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is read more
Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and dangerous. A child initially trusts life and the processes of life.
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their read more
They mustn't know my despair, I can't let them see the wounds which they have caused, I couldn't bear their sympathy and their kind-hearted jokes, it would only make me want to scream all the more. If I talk, everyone thinks I'm showing off; when I'm silent they think I'm ridiculous; rude if I answer, sly if I get a good idea, lazy if I'm tired, selfish if I eat a mouthful more than I should, stupid, cowardly, crafty, etc. etc.
