“For a parent, it's hard to recognize the significance of your work when you're immersed in the mundane details. Few of us, as we run the bath water or spread the peanut butter on the bread, proclaim proudly, "I'm making my contribution to the future of the planet." But with the exception of global hunger, few jobs in the world of paychecks and promotions compare in significance to the job of parent.” WorldHardRunningJobsParentWaterPlanetsHungerDetailsSpreadBreadCompareContributionExceptionSignificanceParenthoodPromotionBathsMundanePeanutsPaychecksPeanut Butter Author:Joyce Maynard
“One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child'slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with.” KnowsChildrenRealityStuffParentDealsExcitingEducationalYour ChildrenParenthoodMessyExhaustingBeing A ParentEnrichingSmellySad Reality Author:Joyce Maynard
“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.” ChildrenI CanMotherGrowsParentCan DoFamilyWatchesSunOur ChildrenParentingMy ChildrenParenthoodBeing A ParentOnly ChildChildren And ParentsParents LoveFunny ParentingParent ChildFunny ParentChildren Growing UpGood ParentingGreat ParentingInspirational ParentingNew ParentsReaching For The StarsInspirational ParentsWonderful ParentsGrown ChildrenSingle Child Book:At Home in the World: A Memoir Source: At Home in the World: A Memoir
“It's not only children who grow. Parents do too.” ChildrenGrowsParentOur ChildrenParentingMy ChildrenParenthoodOnly ChildChildren And ParentsParents LoveFunny ParentingParent ChildFunny ParentGood ParentingGreat ParentingInspirational ParentingNew ParentsInspirational ParentsWonderful ParentsGrown ChildrenSingle Child Book:At Home in the World: A Memoir Source: At Home in the World: A Memoir
