#rents

After having so nobly disentangled themselves from the shackles of Parental Authority, by a Clandestine Marriage, they were determined never to forfeit the good opinion they had gained in the World, in so doing, by accepting any proposals of reconciliation that might be offered them by their Fathers – to their farther trial of their noble independence however they never were exposed. ↗

— Jane Austen

#jane-austen #love-and-friendship #marriage #parents #satire

I miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die. ↗

— Bear Grylls

#inspirational #inspirational

The cactus thrives in the desert while the fern thrives in the wetland. The fool will try to plant them in the same flowerbox. The florist will sigh and add a wall divider and proper soil to both sides. The grandparent will move the flowerbox halfway out of the sun. The child will turn it around properly so that the fern is in the shade, and not the cactus. The moral of the story? Kids are smart. ↗

— Vera Nazarian

#cactus #child #children #clever #desert

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of. ↗

— Amy Tan

#both #care #concert #concert pianist #day

Change is a contact sport. ↗

— Romal J. Tune

#education #teenagers-and-parents #teens #youth-motivational-speaker #change

My parents separated when I was younger. ↗

— Tina Turner

#parents #separated #younger

Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#begin #children #ever #forgive #judge

Many working mothers feel guilty about not being at home. And when they are there, they wish it could be perfect. This pressure to make every minute happy puts working parents in a bind when it comes to setting limits and modifying behavior. ↗

— Cathy Rindner Tempelsman

#behavior #being #bind #comes #could

Does anyone ask their parents how they are conceived? ↗

— Boris Becker

#ask #conceived #does #how #parents

I believe that the first 8 years are most important and the time in a child's life when parents must be absolutely and completely present. ↗

— Dirk Benedict

#believe #child #completely #first #i