In a Nutshell - 19: Pearls of Parenting Wisdom and Humor

• My own wish for children and parents alike is that they learn to find love and joy even amidst the world’s and their own imperfections…(Fred Rogers)
• Man plans and God laughs. (Yiddish saying)
• A Freudian slip is when you say one thing but mean your mother. (Author Unknown)
• Life is what happens to you when you’re busy making other plans. (Fred Shapiro)
• Love your babies with all your hearts. Give them the very best start in life that you can – the knowledge that you love them for who they are and are there for them when they need you. (Saralee Sky)
• Even when freshly washed and relieved of all obvious confections, children tend to be sticky. (Fran Lebowitz)
• The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new. (Rajneesh)
• The formative period for building character for eternity is in the nursery. The mother is queen of that realm and sways a scepter more potent than that of kings or priests. (Author Unknown)
• An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. (Spanish Proverb)