1,263 Quotes About Parents

She realized that all her life the teachings of those early days have influenced me and the example set by father and mother has been something I have tried to follow, which failures here and there, with rebellion at times, but always coming back to it as the compass needle to the star, -Laura Ingalls Wilder, 'As A Farm Woman Thinks.' Missouri Ruralist, August 1, 1923; Farm Journalist, p. 290.

I TRASHED MY PARENTS HOUSE TO LOOK LIKE I HAD HAD A PARTY WHY THEY WERE OUT OF TOWN…… MY MOM WOULD THINK I HAD FRIENDS:

Do not marry someone who thinks you need to seek his/her permission to visit your own parents after marriage.

Even though we knew she was going to die eventually, when it happened it was still a terrible, rude shock. I thought I was prepared, but when it happened I fell apart. That's when I realized I'd been hanging on to the hope, however slim, that as long as she was alive she might somehow get better.

A child needs to know his parents, Mrs. Ogg,” she said. “Now more than ever. He needs to know who he really is. It’s going to be hard for him, and I want to help him.” “Why?” “Because I wish someone had helped me,” said Susan.

No fundo, eles me aceitavam do jeito que era, eu que jamais os aceitei como eles eram. Eu era o intransigente. Possído pelos argumentos, não percebia um detalhe esclarecedor: se eu podia pensar diferente era porque meus pais me deram a liberdade. Eles me permitiram crescer com os meus ideais.

Acreditamos que os pais são eternos, imutáveis, que estarão próximos quando surgir a necessidade. Mas eles adoecem e morrem. É uma fatalidade inevitável, não há como parar a idade, recuar o fim.

Fundamos a cumplicidade com os pais por um equívoco: a necessidade. Não deveríamos procurá-los só quando precisamos. É transformar o amor em interesse, é converter a ternura em assistencialismo. São os nossos infinitos provedores financeiros e emocionais, nosso SOS, nossa ligação direta com o céu. Jamais invertemos a perspectiva e trocamos de lugar: o que eles desejam?

Listening to the advice of parents, relatives and friends can distract your mind from choosing the right career for your life