Gene Perret Quotes

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Two things I dislike about my granddaughter - when she won't take her afternoon nap, and when she won't let me take mine.

Gene Perret
I wish I had the energy that my grandchildren have - if only for self-defense.

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My grandkids believe I'm the oldest thing in the world. And after two or three hours with them, I believe it, too.

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An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again. Anything longer than that, and you start to age quickly.

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Grandchildren don't stay young forever, which is good because Pop-pops have only so many horsey rides in them.

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I always give my grandkids a couple of quarters when they go home. It's a bargain.

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Grandchildren: the only people who can get more out of you than the IRS.

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I don't intentionally spoil my grandkids. It's just that correcting them often takes more energy than I have left.

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I like to do nice things for my grandchildren - like buy them those toys I've always wanted to play with.

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Grandparents are there to help the child get into mischief they haven't thought of yet.

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My grandchild has taught me what true love means. It means watching Scooby-Doo cartoons while the basketball game is on another channel.

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"You're more trouble than the children are" is the greatest compliment a grandparent can receive.

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