In a Nutshell - 31: Pearls of Parenting Wisdom and Humor

• A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween. (Erma Bombeck)



• Forever on Thanksgiving Day, the heart will find the pathway home. (Wilbur D. Nesbit)



• Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. (Norman Vincent Peale)



• I only know the names of two angels. Hark and Harold. (Gregory, 5)



• Long after the latest fad toy is discarded or given away, the time you spent together or the doll house you made will have a place of honor in your children’s lives and memories. (Saralee Sky)



• During the early months of your baby's life, he sleeps when he is tired, it’s that simple. You can do little to force a new baby to sleep when he doesn’t want to sleep, and conversely, you can do little to wake him up when he is sleeping soundly. (Elizabeth Pantley)



• Help your neighbor’s boat across and lo! Your own has reached the shore. (Hindu proverb)



• Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities have crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense. (Ralph Waldo Emerson)



• If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the blessing of all children, I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life. (Rachel Carson)