Mignon McLaughlin - Child Quotes

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Even in the same family, one child will always instinctively know when to ask for things, and another won't.

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Likely as not, the child you can do the least with will do the most to make you proud.

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The fault no child ever loses is the one he was most punished for.

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Every American child should grow up knowing a second language, preferably English.

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No matter how many Christmas presents you give your child, there's always that terrible moment when he's opened the very last one. That's when he expects you to say, 'Oh yes, I almost forgot,' and take him out and show him the pony.

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There's only one person who needs a glass of water oftener than a small child tucked in for the night, and that's a writer sitting down to write.

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It's easy enough to get along with a loved and loving child - at least till you try to get him to do something.

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Says the rude child: "No, I won't do it." Says the courteous grown-up: "Yes, I won't do it.

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