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In general there should be gay characters in YA because a) surprise, there are gay folks everywhere and b) in my opinion as a father, there’s not a damn thing wrong with my child encountering gay folks in her literature, because see point a).John Scalzi
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Let them learn at school whatever they learn to pass the examinations, but at home let the education that you provide be the kind that widens their perceptions and takes away the germs of prejudices that infect them while they are out in the world.Abhijit Naskar
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Luxury is the enemy of growth. This is the one thing that I learnt from my father, and I approve of it fully. Abundance is neither good nor healthy for the growth of a child’s mind.Abhijit Naskar
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Let your child see you doing a good deed instead of you telling him or her to do it, and the little child shall one day grow up to become a real kind human being.Abhijit Naskar
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Feed your child ideas of peace, harmony and compassion but at the same time give them courage to defend their identity and dignity.Abhijit Naskar
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Do not give a damn what "they" have to say (and you will know who they are) for you are either very right or very wrong, but at least you are very something.Carew Papritz
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Start working on your child’s mind. Start building your child’s character. Raise your child as a human being, instead of raising boys and girls. Raise human beings with the religion of love in their hearts. Raise human beings with the language of compassion on their lips. Raise human beings with the color of joy on their face. Raise human beings with the force of bravery in their nerves. And these brave conscientious souls with the flames of compassion in their hearts shall one day change the course of human history.Abhijit Naskar
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Don’t box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You’ll produce either rebels, or very boring people.C. Joybell C.
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More than Captain America your kids need Amelia Earhart — more than Ant Man, they need Abraham Lincoln - more than Green Arrow they need Gandhi — more than Iron Man they need Isaac Newton.Abhijit Naskar
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Force your kids to pursue success and they shall be drowned into the abyss of characterlessness, but let them pursue excellence and they shall rise as glorious Gods.Abhijit Naskar
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Human making is our mission, but if you break the very soul of the would-be humans, then there will be no human to raise.Abhijit Naskar
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Let your children nourish their knack, for that knack shall one day provide them with the way to live with dignity and contentment.Abhijit Naskar
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Let your child be the torch of truth and they shall shine over the entirety of the human society brightening even the darkest corners.Abhijit Naskar
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There is nothing glorious about creating life out of passionate penetration. Even the animals can do that. The real glory comes when the life you create becomes the help in the lives of countless other humans.Abhijit Naskar
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Do not raise creepy crawlers my dear braveheart parents. Raise mighty humans with Himalayan strength in their veins. Give them the voice that has gone extinct in today’s society. And if there is only one thing you could give to your children, then give them courage — courage to pursue their passion — courage to trample every obstacle in their path — courage to keep walking even when their heart bleeds in agony. .Abhijit Naskar
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Don’t have kids until you’re ready. And when you do have them, have them all the way. They aren’t like some Cadillac that you can turn back into the dealership after three years.Carew Papritz
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Someday my children will look fondly on the annoying things I did and see them clearly as evidence of love.Richelle E. Goodrich
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Kids. They're not tin cans or sheetrock. They're laughing machines. Wind them up and watch them go.Carew Papritz
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Human making is our mission.Abhijit Naskar
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It’s a fool who thinks having a kid is a right, which is the biggest crock of fish heads I’ve ever heard.Carew Papritz
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Every parent is an artist, but not every artist is apparent.Eric Michael Leventhal
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I didn't raise you I be good and weak. I raised you to be powerful and happy.Shannon Hale
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In the middle of a grocery store, two children were horsing around (one holding the other in a headlock) when the mother turned abruptly to give them a stern reprRichelle E. Goodrich
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Teach them what you love to do in life. It really doesn't matter what it is. It never does. Just show them how important a passion is .. .Carew Papritz