The one thing children wear out faster than shoes is parents. – John J. Plomp
You see much more of your children once they leave home. – Lucille Ball
A young lady is a female child who has just done something dreadful. – Judith Martin
Children are natural mimics who act like their parents despite every effort to teach them good manners. – Author Unknown
The secret of dealing successfully with a child is not to be its parent. – Mell Lazarus
Parenthood is a lot easier to get into than out of. – Bruce Lansky
Character is largely caught, and the father and the home should be the great sources of character infection. – Frank H. Cheley
Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes. – Chinese Proverb
The hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Always end the name of your child with a vowel, so that when you yell, the name will carry. – Bill Cosby
There are no illegitimate children — only illegitimate parents. – Leon R. Yankwich
Sometimes, in a moral struggle, we discover the right thing to do — just as, on some cold day long ago, we discovered mittens pinned to our coat sleeve. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
Parents know best how to push our buttons because they installed them. – Author Unknown
Instant availability without continuous presence is probably the best role a mother can play. – Lotte Bailyn
A child enters your home and for the next twenty years makes so much noise you can hardly stand it. The child departs, leaving the house so silent you think you are going mad. – John Andrew Holmes
Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age. – William Feather, The Business of Life, 1949
Parents are not interested in justice; they are interested in quiet. – Bill Cosby
The trouble with being a parent is that by the time you are experienced, you are unemployed. – Author Unknown
The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com
If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says “keep away from children.” – Susan Savannah
