The difference between keeping things clean and keeping kids clean was that things just sat still and waited for the dirt to collect. We kids were carriers. We ran a pickup and delivery service.
Sam LevensonRead
The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Grandparents are cherished figures in a child's life, offering simple joy and companionship.
This quote by Sam Levenson highlights the invaluable role of grandparents in a child's upbringing. Unlike complex toys that require skill to operate, grandparents provide companionship and love that is easily accessible and understood by children, emphasizing the simplicity and purity of familial bonds.
Themes
GrandparentsFamilyChildrenJoyLove
In practice
Example use cases
During a family gathering to celebrate a birthday, sharing this quote to honor the grandparents present.
More from Sam Levenson
All quotes βLove at first sight is easy to understand; it's when two people have been looking at each other for a lifetime that it becomes a miracle.
Sam LevensonRead
Our parents set the moral tone of the family. They expected more of some of us and less of others, but never less than they thought we were capable of.
Sam LevensonRead
When I was a boy I used to do what my father wanted. Now I have to do what my boy wants. My problem is: When am I going to do what I want?
Sam LevensonRead
Similar quotes
My dad has always taught me these words: care and share.
Tiger WoodsRead
My son and daughter lost their father quite young, so we keep him present with us. It's just a daily practice.
Patti SmithRead
Instruction, and advice, and commands will profit little, unless they are backed up by the pattern of your own life. Your children will never believe you are in earnest, and really wish them to obey you, so long as your actions contradict your counsel... Think not your children will practise what they do not see you do. You are their model picture, and they will copy what you are... will seldom learn habits which they see you despise, or walk in paths in which you do not walk yourself.
J. C. RyleRead
What good mothers and fathers instinctively feel like doing for their babies is usually best after all.
Benjamin SpockRead
My father used to play with my brother and me in the yard. Mother would come out and say, 'You're tearing up the grass'; 'We're not raising grass,' Dad would reply. 'We're raising boys.'
Harmon KillebrewRead
My daughter was asked by a little old lady in a London hotel restaurant what her daddy did. She answered, βHeβs a pirateβ - I was very proud of that answer.
Johnny DeppRead