Apparently, the easiest way to overcome any awkwardness of speaking about sex is to sterilize it and outsource it to the professionals.
Matthew Lee AndersonTags: sex parenthood
They (teenage boys)don’t really listen to speeches or talks. They absorb incrementally, through hours and hours of observation.
Rob LoweTags: education parenthood mentoring training
Parenthood doesn’t improve one’s character, it exposes it.
Leslie A. GordonTags: family drama parenting parenthood novel women-s-fiction beach-read
That's what Father and Mother are, thought Nafai. They stay together, not because of any gain, but because of the gift. Father doesn't stay with Mother because she is good for him, but rather because together they can do good for us, and for many others.
Orson Scott CardTags: parenthood
My dear Watson, you as a medical man are continually gaining light as to the tendencies of a child by the study of the parents. Don't you see that the converse is equally valid. I have frequently gained my first real insight into the character of parents by studying their children.”
—Sherlock Holmes, “The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Tags: parenthood human-character
We both liked children; we just didn't want any ourselves. There were children everywhere, and we saw no reason to start our own brand. Young couples plunge into parenthood and about half the time they end up with some ghastly problem on their hands. We thought we'd leave that to others.
Thomas McGuaneTags: children problems parenthood childlessness
It's the silliness--the profligacy, and the silliness--that's so dizzying: a seven-year-old will run downstairs, kiss you hard, and then run back upstairs again, all in less than 30 seconds. It's as urgent an item on their daily agenda as eating or singing. It's like being mugged by Cupid.
Caitlin MoranTags: children parenthood
And really, how insulting is it that to suggest that the best thing women can do is raise other people to do incredible things? I'm betting some of those women would like to do great things of their own.
Jessica ValentiTags: mother parenthood kids jessica-valenti why-have-kids
On my fifteenth birthday, I came to realize that the expression spoiled rotten meant exactly that. We kids were the apples of our parents' eyes, and I, for one, was rotting from inside out.
Neal ShustermanTags: parents self expression parenthood emotional expressions rot
Forget Batman: when I really thought about what I wanted to be when I grew up, I wanted to be my dad.
Paul AsayTags: inspiration parenthood fatherhood father-and-son rolemodeling
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