The trouble with having a stubbornness contest with your kids is that they have your stubbornness gene. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

A wise woman once said to me that there are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these she said is roots, the other, wings. – William Hodding Carter (1907–1972)

There may be some doubt as to who are the best people to have charge of children, but there can be no doubt that parents are the worst. – George Bernard Shaw