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Quotation by Anonymous Father
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Anonymous Father (7)Additional Sources
as quoted in Women and Their Fathers, by Victoria Secunda (1992)Ourselves and Our Children (1978)Ourselves and Our Children, by Boston Women's Health Book Collective (1978)quoted in When Men are Pregnant by Jerrold Lee Shapiro, ch. 15 (1987)Raising a Daughter by Jeanne Elium and Don Elium (1994)Related Subjects
stages of parenthood (7) adolescence (6) parents letting go/empty nesters (4) pregnancy and childbirth (2) adult children, parents on their (2) toddlers (2) adult children on their parents, general (1) parents on living with toddlers (1) children's behavior (1) parent education, problem solving (1)
No one ever promised me it would be easy and it's not. But I also get many rewards from seeing my children grow, make strong decisions for themselves, and set out on their own as independent, strong, likeable human beings. And I like who I am becoming, too. Having teenagers has made me more human, more flexible, more humble, more questioning—and, finally it's given me a better sense of humor!
Anonymous Father. Ourselves and Our Children, by Boston Women's Health Book Collective, ch. 4 (1978).
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