“Rearing three children is like growing a cactus, a gardenia, and a tubful of impatiens. Each needs varying amounts of water, sunlight and pruning. Were I to be absolutely fair, I would have to treat each child as if he or she were absolutely identical to the other siblings, and there would be no profit for anyone in that.” IfsNeedsChildrenWould BeThreeWaterGrowingAmountFairsTreatsProfitSunlightSiblingIdenticalCactusPruning Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux
“one of my earliest joys as a parent lay in knowing that at the end of the day I had once again ushered three babies back to their beds, against the odds, unscathed and peaceful. Happiness was a houseful of safe, inert bodies. Actually, it still is.” StillsEndsBodyJoyThreeParentKnowingBabyBedSafeLaysPeacefulThe End Of The DayOddsAgainst The Odds Author:Phyllis Grissim-Theroux