“By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right, he usually has a son who thinks he’s wrong.” – Charles Wadsworth

Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, “I will try again tomorrow.”

“Each day of our lives we make deposits in the memory banks of our children.” – Chuck Swindoll

“If you have never been hated by your child, you have never been a parent.” – Bette Davis

“There are times when parenthood seems nothing but feeding the mouth that bites you.” – Peter De Vries

“There are two lasting bequests we can give our children. One is roots. The other is wings.” – Hodding Carter, Jr.

“Don’t worry that children never listen to you; worry that they are always watching you.” – Robert Fulghum

“The trouble with learning to parent on-the-job is that your child is the teacher.” – Robert Brault

“Don’t handicap your children by making their lives easy.” – Robert A. Heinlein

“You will always be your child’s favorite toy.” – Vicki Lansky

“The guys who fear becoming fathers don’t understand that fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man. The end product of child raising is not the child, but the parent.” – Frank Pittman

“When my kids become wild and unruly, I use a nice, safe playpen. When they’re finished, I climb out.” – Erma Bombeck

“If your kids are giving you a headache, follow the directions on the aspirin bottle, especially the part that says, “keep away from children.” – Susan Savannah