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He could not construct for the child's pleasure the world he'd lost without constructing the loss as well and he thought perhaps the child had known this better than he. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

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Raising teenage sons and daughters is a long and tiresome journey. With God's help the final outcome will be worthwhile. ↗

— Ana Monnar

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Child development does not mean developing your child into the person you think they should be, but helping them develop into the best person they are meant to be. ↗

— Toni Sorenson

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What it's like to be a parent: It's one of the hardest things you'll ever do but in exchange it teaches you the meaning of unconditional love. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

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Parenting is really just a matter of tracking, of hoping your kids do not get so far ahead you can no longer see their next moves. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

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... be radical about grace and relentless about truth and resolute about holiness... ↗

— Ann Voskamp

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The one encouragement we can always give our children (and one another) is that God is more powerful than our sin, and He's strong enough to make us want to do the right thing. ↗

— Elyse Fitzpatrick

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I just want my kids to love who they are, have happy lives and find something they want to do and make peace with that. Your job as a parent is to give your kids not only the instincts and talents to survive, but help them enjoy their lives. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

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I mark my years or parenting by the people who stepped in and forced me to abandon my inclination to meddle, micromanage, and coddle, beginning with my children's father, who sat me down and told me in year two that I was going to create a little monster if I continuted to act as though "no" and "I don't love you" were synonomous. ↗

— Anna Quindlen

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A child may be "spoiled" by a lack of training or by inappropriate love that gives or trains incorrectly. ↗

— Garry Chapman

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