A vacation frequently means that the family goes away for a rest, accompanied by a mother who sees that the others get it.

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires.

If at first you don't succeed, blame your parents.

Children in a family are like flowers in a bouquet: there's always one determined to face in an opposite direction from the way the arranger desires.

Parents are often so busy with the physical rearing of children that they miss the glory of parenthood, just as the grandeur of the trees is lost when raking leaves.