#parenting

We realized that the version of the world they rendered for us was not the version of the world they really believed in... ↗

— Jeffrey Eugenides

#world #parenting

Fathers. Mothers. With all their caring and attention. They will f--- you up, every time. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#father #mother #palahniuk #parent #snuff

Emma is a mattress who got thrown off the truck when her parents split up. It's not like you can blame a mattress when people don't tie it down tight enough. ↗

— Laurie Halse Anderson

#parenting

In the midst of the affliction He counsels, strengthens confirms, nourishes, and favors us.... More over, when we have repented, He instantly remits the sins as well as the punishments. In the same manner parents ought to handle their children. ↗

— Martin Luther

#parenthood #parenting #religion #religion

Without the support from religion--remember, we talked about it--no father, using only his own resources, would be able to bring up a child. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#children #father #parenting #religion #religion

Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ↗

— Benjamin Spock

#philosophy #self-assurance #parenting

Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age. ↗

— Jennifer Aniston

#course #ideal #mature #obviously #parenting

Don't try to make children grow up to be like you, or they may do it. ↗

— Russell Baker

#children #grow #grow up #like #make

I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father's protection. ↗

— Sigmund Freud

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Your typical Six-year-old is a paradoxical little person, and bipolarity is the name of his game. ↗

— Louise Bates Ames

#children #family #parenting #family