Parenthood

• To be a successful father, there's one absolute rule: When you have a kid, don't look at it for the first two years. — Ernest Hemingway
• Hemingway was a jerk. — Harold Robbins
• You should have seen what a fine-looking man he was before he had all those children. — Arapesh tribesman
• Parenthood remains the greatest single preserve of the amateur. — Alvin Toffler
• It behooves a father to be blameless if he expects his son to be. — Homer
• Never raise your hand to your children—it leaves your midsection unprotected. — Robert Orben