Billie Burke Quote

It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful.... The 'sacrifices' you made were not for them, they were for you.


With Powder on My Nose (ed. 1959)


It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful.......

It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful.......

It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful.......

It seems to me that the most fundamental mistake most parents make with children is to expect them to be grateful. Children are never grateful.......