Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.

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If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents

If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents

A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster...

A sparkling house is a fine thing if the children aren't robbed of their luster...

The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her

The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her

The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.

The quickest way to know a woman is to go shopping with her.

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to...

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to...

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred...

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred...

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower...

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower...

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.

Housekeeping is like being caught in a revolving door.

Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the...

Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the...

When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it...

When a man does a household job, he goes through three periods: contemplating how it...

Life begins when a person first realizes how soon it will end.

Life begins when a person first realizes how soon it will end.

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred...

Our children await Christmas presents like politicians getting in election returns: there's the Uncle Fred...

No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something...

No one knows his true character until he has run out of gas, purchased something...

Eating without conversation is only stoking.

Eating without conversation is only stoking.

If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents.

If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents.

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower...

Weather means more when you have a garden. There's nothing like listening to a shower...

A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a...

A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a...