The first-born in every family is always dreaming for an imaginary older brother or sister who will look out for them. 627
People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what’s bitter and move on. 2.44K
Every success story has a parent who says, ‘over my dead body.’ Every success story has an old person who walks up to you and says, when you’re acting the fool, ‘you know I worry about you sometimes.’ 680
Raising children is an incredibly hard and risky business in which no cumulative wisdom is gained: each generation repeats the mistakes the previous one made. 664
In spite of the six thousand manuals on child raising in the bookstores, child raising is still a dark continent and no one really knows anything. You just need a lot of love and luck – and, of course, courage. 605
In spite of the seven thousand books of expert advice, the right way to discipline a child is still a mystery to most fathers and… mothers. Only your grandmother and Genghis Khan know how to do it. 625
