Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them…

P. J. O'Rourke
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Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them. ✨ P. J. O'Rourke (2007). The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig, p.124, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
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