“I get sick of that old rationalization, "We're staying together because of the children." Kids couldn't be more miserable living with parents who can't stand each other. They're far better off if there's an honest, clean divorce.” IfsChildrenKidsTogetherParentHonestSickCleanDivorceMiserableStayingBetter OffStaying Together Author:Johnny Carson
“I've always been a horror fan! Ever since I can vastly remember, and I think it's because I was so terrified of monsters and ghosts as a kid that I had to sleep in front of my parents room until I was 12.” ThinkingI CanKidsRememberParentSleepRoomsFansFrontsHorrorMonstersGhostTerrifiedHorror Fans Author:Matthew Gray Gubler
“To me, my parents are my mom and dad, and we were able as kids to do a lot of cool things. Just being part of that family definitely brought out and cultivated the creative arts in us.” ArtKidsAbleParentCreativeMomDadMy MomJust BeingMom And DadCreative ArtCool Things Author:Brooklyn Sudano
“Don't handicap your children by making their lives easy.” LifeChildrenKidsEasyParentChallengesEducationParentingYour ChildrenSingle MomHandicapsTeaching ChildrenChildren And ParentsSingle MotherFunny ParentingFunny ParentParents And TeachersLarge FamilyParenthood FunnyWonderful ParentsWise ParentsWonderful Children Author:Robert A. Heinlein
“We all can think of at least one kid who had great parents, a great family, and an all-around great childhood...who suddenly went crazy as soon as he left the house for college or adulthood. And nobody can figure out how or why it happened!” ThinkingKidsHouseLeftParentHappenedCrazyChildhoodFiguresCollegeAdulthoodGreat FamilyGreat Parents Author:Andy Andrews
“We're not trying to raise good kids. We're trying to raise kids who become great adults. That's a very different thing. We all know parents who had kids that when they turned 18 left the house and went nuts.” KnowsTryingDifferentKidsHouseLeftParentAdultsRaisesDifferent ThingsNuts Author:Andy Andrews
“There's only one way kids will wear helmets, and that's if their parents are nagging them to. They will never wear helmets because some state passes a law requiring it.” IfsWayStatesKidsLawParentOne WayHelmetNagging Author:Dave Barry
“God bless the popcorn film. Especially movies where you can take the kids, because I remember looking forward to seeing these movies with my parents, and if I can give that back, I'm gonna do it.” IfsGivingI CanKidsRememberFilmParentSeeingBlessLooking ForwardGod BlessPopcorn Author:Nicolas Cage
“It's up to the parents to watch their kids and make sure their kids aren't doing any crazy drugs. I always blame the parents. When their kids are doing something crazy, I blame the parents.” KidsParentWatchesCrazyDrugBlame Author:Juicy J
“Every day I look for ways to be inspired, to learn and to grow. And trying to be the best for my kids, my husband and my family. One thing I really wanna do is being there for my kids, be part of my siblings and my parents.” WayTryingLooksKidsGrowsParentOne ThingHusbandMy FamilyInspiredBeing The BestMy HusbandSiblingBeing ThereBe InspiredMy Siblings Author:Mia Hamm
“Some people thought that if you put pressure on kids, parents, and teachers and schools, the pressure alone would produce results. It appealed to people who think the quick fix for education is to threaten people. It's not a left-right division.” PeopleIfsThinkingKidsSchoolLeftParentResultsTeacherProducePressureDivisionParents And TeachersQuick Fixes Author:Deborah Meier
“When I was a kid my parents used to tell me, "Emo, don't go near the cellar door!" One day when they were away, I went up to the cellar door. And I pushed it and walked through and saw strange, wonderful things, things I had never seen before, like... trees. Grass. Flowers. The sun... that was nice... the sun.” HumorKidsFunnyUsedParentSunSawsNiceWonderfulDoorsTreeStrangeFlowerOne DayGrassWonderful ThingsCellarsEmo Author:Emo Philips
“When I was a kid I got no respect. The time I was kidnapped, and the kidnappers sent my parents a note they said, "We want five thousand dollars or you'll see your kid again."” WantSaidHumorKidsFunnyParentFiveThousandDollarsNotesThey SaidNo RespectKidnapped Author:Rodney Dangerfield
“I owe a lot to my parents, because they kept no genre off limits. Music was always playing in the house. They never told me to be quiet, turn the music down or anything like that. So I felt pretty free and experimental as a kid to kind of figure out my own voice.” KindKidsTurnsHouseFeltParentVoiceMy OwnFiguresQuietLimitsGenre Author:Tori Kelly
“Shakespeare is God, of course. I have studied his plays for the vast majority of my sentient life. When I was a kid, my parents found an old copy of the LP recording of Richard Burton in John Gielgud's Broadway production of Hamlet and they gave it to me for my birthday. I listened to it till the grooves wore thin and I was off and running.” PlayRunningKidsCoursesFoundParentMajorityProductionsCopiesBroadwayMy BirthdayGroove Author:Ken Ludwig
“I've always been a deep thinker. Since I was a kid I was delving into the very depths of why we existed, often driving my parents crazy with unanswerable questions.” KidsParentCrazyDepthDrivingThinkerDelvingDeep Thinker Author:Missy Higgins
“Nobody is excused from the excellence trend. Babies are not excused. Starting right after they get out of the womb, modern babies are exposed to instructional flashcards designed to make them the best babies they can possibly be, so they can get into today's competitive preschools. Your eighties baby sees so many flashcards that he never gets an unobstructed view of his parents' faces. As an adult, he'll carry around a little wallet card that says "7x9=63," because it will remind him of mother.” ChildrenLittlesHumorKidsTodayFunnyFacesMotherParentViewsModernBabyHumorousAdultsExcellenceStartingCardsTrendsExposedWombEightyWallets Author:Dave Barry
“So it would be a good thing for Chinese parents to instill enthusiasm among their kids for football. It's a great game, not only regarding the emotions behind it, but it's also a game for young people to gain experience of working in a bigger group and work to achieve goals.” PeopleWould BeKidsYoungGamesParentGoalEmotionBehindsGroupsAchieveFootballGainsBiggerGood ThingsEnthusiasmChineseInstillAchieving Goals Author:Berti Vogts
“I wish my parents had raised me in Manhattan because I think it's the greatest thing you can do for a kid is to raise them in New York City. I can see this with my own children.” ThinkingChildrenI CanKidsWishParentCan DoMy OwnCitiesNew YorkRaisesRaisedNew York CityManhattan Author:Woody Allen
“I wish we lived in a world where all kids were loved by their parents how I was and am every day.” WorldKidsWishParent Author:Lizzie Velasquez
“There's a moment in time where kids really don't want to hear anything from their parents.” WantMomentsKidsParentMoments In Time Author:Kevin Costner