One improvement I have learned from my childhood experience with my father: I do not threaten punishment in the morning. That was awful. Late into the night I would lie awake tossing and wondering what he was going to do to me. Usually he did nothing. A quiet, impressive 'talking to' was all I got.


The World of Lincoln Steffens (ed. 1962)

Lincoln Steffens Quotes

One improvement I have learned from my childhood experience with my father: I do not threaten punishment in the morning. That was awful. Late into...

One improvement I have learned from my childhood experience with my father: I do not threaten punishment in the morning. That was awful. Late into...

One improvement I have learned from my childhood experience with my father: I do not threaten punishment in the morning. That was awful. Late into...

One improvement I have learned from my childhood experience with my father: I do not threaten punishment in the morning. That was awful. Late into...