"Americans, indeed, often seem to be so overwhelmed by their children that they'll do anything for them except stay married to the co-producer."

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"It's a fool who thinks that having a kid is a right, which is the biggest crock of fishheads I've ever heard. You have a responsibility, not only to a person but also to a spirit because that's what a child is. A pissing, crying, yawning, giggling, laughing package of spirit that is looking for you to take the lead. It's a heck of a responsibility to look after a spirit."

Carew Papritz, American Author

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"I can encourage my daughter to love her body, but what really matters are the observations she makes about my relationship with my own body."

Brene Brown, American Researcher

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"Please don't wait until the doctors tell you that you are going to have a baby to begin to take care of it. It is already there. Whatever you are, whatever you do, your baby will get it. Anything you eat, any worries that are on your mind will be for him or her. Can you tell me that you cannot smile? Think of the baby, and smile for him, for her, for the future generations. Please don't tell me that a smile and your sorrow just don't go together. It's your sorrow, but what about your baby? It's not his sorrow, its not her sorrow."

Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Poet

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"Parents who wonder where the younger generation is going should remember where it came from."

Sam Ewing, American Athlete

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"The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn."

Joyce Maynard, American Writer

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"Being a good parent is not an obligation, it is a choice. Plenty of people fall short in the parent category and quite a few refuse to accept it. You will do a much better job if you understand that taking care of your children is a choice not an obligation."

Gudjon Bergmann, Icelandic Author

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"In fact, if our kids are successful in every normal way, they can still miss God's main mark."

Craig Groeschel, American Author

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"If we never have headaches through rebuking our children, we shall have plenty of heartaches when they grow up."

Charles Spurgeon, British Clergyman

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"Even if you do something that others might consider wrong, you should at least be willing to talk about it and tell your parents what you're doing because you believe it's right."

Steve Wozniak, American Businessman

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"My parents never told us that our great-grandmothers had been slaves."

Constance Baker Motley, American Activist

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"Being a good parent is not an obligation, it is a choice. Plenty of people fall short in the parent category and quite a few refuse to accept it. You will do a much better job if you understand that taking care of your children is a choice not an obligation."

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