One reason we have children I think is to learn that parts of ourselves we had given up for dead are merely dormant and that the old joys can re emerge fresh and new and in a completely different form.

Quote by Anne Fadiman

Topics: Family Quotes, Kids Quotes, Parenting Quotes

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

No ordinary work done by a man is either as hard or as responsible as...

Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be very rough

Becoming a father is easy enough, but being one can be very rough

A father is a banker provided by nature.

A father is a banker provided by nature.

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

It is from the progeny of this parent cell that we all take our looks;...

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a...

Call it a clan, call it a network, call it a tribe, call it a...

The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the...

The principal contributor to loneliness in this country is television. What happens is that the...

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern, like bad wallpaper.

The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is...

The most merciful thing that a family does to one of its infant members is...

If you treat your children at home in the same way you treat your animals...

If you treat your children at home in the same way you treat your animals...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

I had no reason to doubt that brains were suitable for a woman. And as...

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School...

I remember when I was a kid I used to come home from Sunday School...

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

One father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

See that fella over there? He's 20 years old. In 10 years, he's got a...

The first half of our lives is spoiled by our parents, and the last half...

The first half of our lives is spoiled by our parents, and the last half...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

In 20 or 30 years, you'll be able to hold in your hand as much...

After all, what is a pedestrian? He is a man who has two cars-one being...

After all, what is a pedestrian? He is a man who has two cars-one being...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

How can children credit the assertions of parents, which their own eyes show them to...

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer...

In family life, love is the oil that eases friction, the cement that binds closer...

That awkward moment when your friend is getting yelled at by their parents and you...

That awkward moment when your friend is getting yelled at by their parents and you...

Dear Parents, Thanks for giving me such a weird name. Sincerely, my name is never...

Dear Parents, Thanks for giving me such a weird name. Sincerely, my name is never...

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.

An angry father is most cruel towards himself.