Middle Age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, Why not? and the other, Why bother? – Sydney J. Harris
When it comes to raising civilized kids there are no hard rules, but there are two things on which most parents agree: Boys are generally wilder than girls, and adolescents are wilder than kids of any other age. If youve got an adolescent boy, youre in the sweet spot for trouble. – Jeffrey Kluger