“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
“Babies aren't born knowing differences in color, gender, religions. They're taught those things. They're taught them at home. They're taught in the schools. They're taught in the churches. They're taught in the mosques, in the synagogues.” HomeSchoolBornDifferencesChurchKnowingTaughtColorBabyGenderMosquesSynagogue Author:Geraldine Ferraro
“Carrying a baby is the most rewarding experience a female can enjoy. A father shares in that experience, knowing that he caused it to happen.” HappensFatherEnjoyKnowingShareBabyFemaleRewarding Experiences Author:Jayne Mansfield
“Mostly, I make sure to stay keenly aware of my own shortcomings so that I am more patient with others. It can be hard to see a friend order a cow-milk latte when almond or soy milk is available, knowing that the friend knows what dairy cows go through, how they mourn their babies, who have been carted off to veal crates so that we can steal their milk.” KnowsHas BeensHardOrderMy OwnKnowingBabyPatientAvailableStealingMilkCowsMournShortcomingsDairyAlmondsSoyLattesSoy MilkDairy Cows Author:Karen Dawn
“I do believe babies are born potty-trained. They're born knowing and are able to give subtle signals that become very prominent if you reinforce them.” IfsGivingBelieveAbleBornKnowingBabySubtleSignalsProminentPotty Author:Mayim Bialik
“Dreams were the worst. Of course I dreamed of food and love, but they were pleasant rather than otherwise. But then I'd dream of things like slitting a baby's throat, mistaking it for a baby goat. I'd have nightmares of other islands stretching away from mine, infinities of islands, islands spawning islands, like frogs' eggs turning into polliwogs of islands, knowing that I had to live on each and every one, eventually, for ages, registering their flora, their fauna, their geography.” DreamAgeCoursesKnowingWorstMinesBabyAnd LoveIslandsPleasantNightmareEggsThroatInfinityGeographyFrogsStretchingGoatsFloraFood And Love Book:Geography III: Poems Source: Geography III: Poems