~ Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. ~
~ Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes ~
~ Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners ~
~ Parents must get across the idea that "I love you always, but sometimes I do not love your behavior. ~
~ Many parents are finding out that a pat on the back helps develop character - if given often enough, early enough, and low enough ~
~ Because of their size, parents may be difficult to discipline properly. ~
~ Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception. ~
~ We never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents. ~
~ Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. ~
~ Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain. ~
~ Listening to parents' advice is sort of like watching commercials. You know what's coming, you've heard it all before, it's a big bore, but you listen anyway ~
~ If you have never been hated by your child you have never been a parent. ~