The hardest thing to accept as a parent is that you cannot apply the bandage before the bruise. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

In bringing up children, spend on them half as much money and twice as much time. – Author Unknown

The beauty of “spacing” children many years apart lies in the fact that parents have time to learn the mistakes that were made with the older ones — which permits them to make exactly the opposite mistakes with the younger ones. – Sydney J. Harris

Now that… my kids are grown, I understand how much work and love it takes to raise and to keep a family together. The example of your strength, devotion, and patience is now rippling through the generations. Thank you! – Forest Houtenschil, c.1980