Outer agitation reveals inner instability. A child will not spill on a dirty floor. A young child is a noise with dirt on it. An unbreakable toy is useful for breaking other toys. If you have trouble getting your children's attention, just sit down and look comfortable.
Summer vacation is a time when parents realize that teachers are grossly underpaid.
Parents are so excited about the first steps and words of their children, but then they spend the next 17 years telling them to sit down and shut up. A feeling you feel when you feel a feeling you've never felt before. Patience is the silken cord on which are strung the pearls of virtue. Pay attention to your enemies, for they are the first to discover your mistakes. People are funny.