Parents Quotes

seafoam*
posted a quote
September 29, 2018 7:23pm UTC

“
All parents damage their children. It cannot be helped. Youth, like pristine glass, absorbs the prints of its handlers. Some parents smudge, others crack, a few shatter childhoods completely into jagged little pieces, beyond repair.
—Mitch Albom
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Juz_Zum_Zombie
posted a quote
November 9, 2017 1:39pm UTC

I know that in some ways,
I've disappointed you.
And that's why I can't ask you for help anymore.
You always made me feel stupid,
you always made me think I could've done better.
You always told me not to cry,
you said it isn't pretty.
I know that you're disappointed in me,
because I wanted to know who my mother was.
But just know that,
I'm disappointed in you, too
For keeping me from finding out.

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imperfectballerina
posted a quote
May 25, 2017 8:22pm UTC

What do you do when you think your parent could be cheating?

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seafoam*
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December 24, 2016 11:09am UTC

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A lot of people feel like they’re victims in life, and they’ll often point to past events, perhaps growing up with an abusive parent or in a dysfunctional family. Most psychologists believe that about 85 percent of families are dysfunctional, so all of a sudden you’re not so unique. My parents were alcoholics. My dad abused me. My mother divorced him when I was six…I mean, that’s almost everybody’s story in some form or not. The real question is, what are you going to do now? What do you choose now? Because you can either keep focusing on that, or you can focus on what you want. And when people start focusing on what they want, what they don’t want falls away, and what they want expands, and the other part disappears.
‘The Secret’ | Rhonda Byrne

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crimson24
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June 22, 2016 1:35pm UTC

Day 5 of my parents being gone and I don't know how I feel about it. How will I feel about it in a month? In 2 months? It's just such a weird thought...

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seafoam*
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May 24, 2016 2:24pm UTC

but speaking from
experience, if your parents are constantly telling you something is off about that boy or girl you brought home, you should probably pay more heed to their words than an eye roll or flippant “you just don't want me to grow up”. They know. Their keen judgment is like a sixth sense. None of the subtlest warning signs that you've been too carelessly infatuated to see have escaped their notice. Nine out of ten times they aren't saying your new friend is giving off toxic vibes out of jealousy or selfishness or pure spite; they've sensed something sinister beneath the smile and manners, and they're telling you for your sake. Not so they can ruin your life and keep you all to themselves and ensure you don't get any. They only want to protect and guide you, and they deserve more credit for their efforts than condescending disbelief and disregard. Take their well-intentioned advice into consideration now, and you could possibly spare yourself a world of disappointment and hurt later. I've learned ‘mother knows best’ the hard way.

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musicure
posted a quote
May 24, 2016 9:46am UTC

Used to steal your parents' liquor
and climb to the roof
Talk about our future
like we had a clue
Never planned that one day
I'd be losing you

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seafoam*
posted a quote
May 15, 2016 1:42am UTC

THe oNLY TiMe You TRuLY
become an adult is when you
FINALLY FORGIVE YOUR PARENTS FOR
BeInG JusT as FLaweD
as everYone eLse.

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Deep breaths, my love*
posted a quote
March 29, 2016 3:42am UTC

They mess you up, your mom and dad, they may not mean to but they do they fill you with the faults they had and add some extra just for you.

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seafoam*
posted a quote
March 16, 2016 2:59pm UTC

WHEN I WAS YOUNGER I
never thought that when I was
oLDeR, i'D FiGHT YouR waRs.
I'LL DO IT FOR YOU.

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seafoam*
posted a quote
March 15, 2016 8:53pm UTC

When I was younger I only dreamed that when I got older you'd be proud of me. When I was younger I promised you both that when I was older you'd be proud of me.

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The Quiet*
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March 10, 2016 4:15pm UTC

A flower can't choose the place where it blooms, and a child can't choose the parents she's born to.

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crimson24
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January 31, 2016 3:30pm UTC

Apparently a "quick little talk" mostly consists of them telling me everything that I'm doing incorrectly, and "motivation" includes some ambiguous concept that they don't even understand...HA, they think they know my situation? Oh yes, most definitely, PERSEVERANCE is what I need...well guess what, mister...that's what I've BEEN doing...ever been tired before? Try living a day in my shoes and see how much YOU want to do what you're telling me to do right now...

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Alpaca Prophet *
posted a quote
December 14, 2015 9:19pm UTC

She's said it so many times before
"You're Nothing"
but now I believe it.

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Witty-Throwbacks*
posted a quote
November 28, 2015 9:24pm UTC

me: *stays home*
parents: why are you so lazy? get off your butt
& do something with your life
me:
*goes out*
parents:
omg you're out of control stop hanging out with those people
& roaming the streets
me:
*eats*
parents:
you are ruining your body with that garbage
me:
*doesn't eat something*
parents:
we're getting really concered are you on a diet is there
something you're not telling us?
me:
*exhales*
parents:
DON'T GIVE ME THAT ATTITUDE.

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Anujsomany
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October 19, 2015 12:41am UTC

“Good material composition alone doesn’t give protection to a metal from corrosion, it also needs prevention from the aggressive media in an environment; similarly good parenting alone doesn’t make a child a responsible citizen for he/she needs to be equally safeguarded from the vitiated surroundings.”
~Anuj Somany

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