Women are individuals in parenting, and why not? Erica Jong individualparentingwoman Change image and share on social
Never lend your car to anyone to whom you have given birth. Erma Bombeck birthcarlend Change image and share on social
Don't reward bad behavior. It is one of the first rules of parenting. During the financial cataclysm of 2008, we said it differently. When we bailed out banks that had created their own misfortune, we called it a 'moral hazard,' because the bailout absolved the bank's bad acts and created an incentive for it to make the same bad loans again. Eliot Spitzer absolveactbad share on social
Never raise your hand to your children - it leaves your midsection unprotected. Robert Orben childhandleaf Change image and share on social
I think that the ideal of parenting can make people unhappy. It's that this lie that they're being told by society that parenting is one thing - and when parenting is something completely different - that's what makes them unhappy. Jessica Valenti completelyideallie share on social
Few things are more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own. Doug Larson childsatisfyteenager Change image and share on social
I thought that once we were out of the baby stage, parenting would be a breeze. Tori Spelling babybreezeparenting Change image and share on social
Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little. Tori Amos lifeparenting Change image and share on social
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. Bill Cosby behaviorbizarrecalmly Change image and share on social
Thing is, I went to a born-again Christian high school, was brought up in a traditional Mormon family where these ideas about parenting are of structure and sacrifice. To think outside of that idea of family and parenting that I've grown up with is tough but also very freeing. Paul Walker bearbringchristian share on social