The central struggle of
The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears. Ellen Goodman
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The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears. Ellen Goodman
Parenthood brings profound pleasure and satisfactions–the unparalleled pleasure of caring so intensely for another human being, of watching growth, of reliving childhood, of seeing oneself in a new perspective, and of understanding more about life. Ellen Galinsky
A wise parent humors the desire for independent action, so as to become the friend and advisor when his absolute rule shall cease. Elizabeth Gaskell
I believe every person has a guardian spirit or angel. They assist us in the transition between life and death and they also help us pick our parents before we are born. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Where parents do too much for their children, the children will not do much for themselves. Elbert Hubbard
No human being can ever ‘own’ another, whether in friendship, love, marriage, or parenthood. Eleanor Roosevelt
No human being can ever \”own\” another, whether in friendship, love, marriage or parenthood. Many human relationships have been ruined and happiness far too often changed to misery by a failure to understand this. Eleanor Roosevelt
It is strange but true that although we may have learned all sorts of important facts while raising our own children, when we become grandparents we still tend to forget a whole lot of things we knew. Eda LeShan
If grandparents want to have a meaningful and constructive role, the first lesson they must learn is that becoming a grandparent is not having a second chance at parenthood! Eda LeShan
It helps parents to feel better if we remind them of our failures with them! And how they turned out just fine despite our imperfections…. We never get over needing nurturing parents. The more we comfort our own adult children, the more they can comfort our grandchildren. Eda LeShan