I think childhood is, generally speaking, a preparation for disappointment.

Seamus Heaney

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While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about.

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Our children are watching how we live far more than they are hearing what we say. They are learning how to live by our choices, not by our words.

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