#parent

Apparently, I have a totally different sense of humour. ↗

— Andrew Eldritch

#different #different sense #humour #i #sense

Everybody thinks that when new technologies come along that they're transparent and you can just do your job well on it. But technologies always import a whole new set of values with them. ↗

— Brian Eno

#always #come #everybody #import #job

Somewhere it is written that parents who are critical of other people's children and publicly admit they can do better are asking for it. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#asking #better #children #critical #other

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once. ↗

— Diane Cilento

#bed #children #collapsed #once #parental

Parents have to understand: if your kid isn't you, don't blame the kid. ↗

— Chastity Bono

#kid #parents #understand #you #your

I became almost immediately fascinated by the possibilities of trying out all conceivable reactions with them, some leading to explosions, others to unbearable poisoning of the air in our house, frightening my parents. ↗

— Richard Ernst

#almost #became #conceivable #explosions #fascinated

Loving a child doesn't mean giving in to all his whims; to love him is to bring out the best in him, to teach him to love what is difficult. ↗

— Nadia Boulanger

#best #bring #child #difficult #giving

Since the beginning of time, every child on the planet has endeavored to please their parents. ↗

— Emilio Estevez

#child #endeavored #every #parents #planet

If I did have the impulse to be a parent, I would adopt - or foster. ↗

— Rupert Everett

#did #foster #i #impulse #parent

Like any parents, mine wanted me to have a secure job with a regular wage and career prospects. And the one job my father knew of, that he'd had experience of himself, was the army, so he could help me in that direction. ↗

— James Blunt

#army #career #could #direction #experience