#parent

The best baby-sitters, of course, are the baby’s grandparents. You feel completely comfortable entrusting your baby to them for long periods, which is why most grandparents flee to Florida. ↗

— Dave Barry

#baby #babysitter #children #family #grandfather

Maybe children just want whatever it is they don't get. And then they grow up and give their children what they wanted, be it silence or information, affection or independence--so that child, in turn, craves something else. With every generation the pendulum swings from opposite to opposite, stillness and peace so elusive. ↗

— Laura Moriarty

#parenthood #family

No kid in the world, no woman in the world should ever raise a hand against a no-good daddy. That's already been taken care of: A Man Who Destroys His Own Home Shall Inherit the Wind. ↗

— Dick Gregory

#advice #broken-families #divorce #hope #kids

A father is a reality-concealing machine, a machine for dishing up lies to kids, and that isn't even the worst of it: secretly he believes that he represents reality. ↗

— Yukio Mishima

#fathers #lies #parents #truth #family

The greatest source of security our children have in this world is a God-honoring, Christ-centered marriage between their parents. ↗

— Voddie T. Baucham Jr.

#marriage #parenting #security #family

A few days after we came home from the hospital, I sent a letter to a friend, including a photo of my son and some first impressions of fatherhood. He responded, simply, 'Everything is possible again.' It was the perfect thing to write because that was exactly how it felt. ↗

— Jonathan Safran Foer

#family #fatherhood #love #motherhood #parenthood

How can families harm us when they love us? Very easily, unfortunately. Most of us overlook one important fact when we think love is enough: Love and respect aren't the same thing. Love is fusion. As a baby, you belong to your parents, you're extension of them. Respect is differentiation: you belong to yourself, and you're an extension of no one. Differentiation is essential for happiness of adults. ↗

— Barbara Sher

#individuation #parenting #family

Inconsistent parenting creates confusion. When I'm pitting mom against dad, they never know what to expect. ↗

— Bauvard

#funny #humor #parenting #funny

We want our children to have a childhood that's magical and enriched, but I'll bet that your best childhood memories involve something you were thrilled to do by yourself. These are childhood's magic words: "I did it myself! ↗

— Lenore Skenazy

#memories #parenting #freedom

It's a funny thing about mothers and fathers. Even when their own child is the most disgusting little blister you could ever imagine, they still think that he or she is wonderful. ↗

— Roald Dahl

#parents #funny