A Quote by David Frost

Having one child makes you a parent; having two, you are a referee.

David Frost

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Child Having Makes Parent Referee Two

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David Frost
English - Journalist
April 7, 1939 - August 31, 2013

Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.

David Frost

Having a white parent undoubtedly makes for a different childhood experience than having two black parents.

Melissa Harris-Perry

I may discuss love, and I don't mind if two men fall in love, fine. Two women, fine. But I flinch when I think of two Jewish women getting together and having a child because the idea of having two Jewish mothers makes my head explode. I have one; I couldn't handle two.

Garry Shandling

No one can ever prepare a parent for two things: the immeasurable love that comes with having a child; and the sorrow and confusion that comes when your child appears to learn in a different way from other children.

Maryanne Wolf

A baseball manager has learned a lot about his job from having played the game, but a parent has not learned a thing from having once been a child.

Bill Cosby

I conveniently forgot to remember that people only have two hands, or, as another parent once said of having a third child, it's time for a zone defense instead of man-to-man.

Anna Quindlen

It's hard to know which made me more aware of the impossibility of protecting children - having a child die or having had two live.

Elizabeth McCracken

As a parent with a child with autism, its been really tough to experience your child having autism.

Deron Williams

As a parent, your biggest fear is having our child not loved.

Barry Trotz

An unlimited amount of ability can develop when parent and child are having fun together.

Shinichi Suzuki

But I could not imagine having a child and the child not having a relationship with music that opens up their mind and their imagination and teaches them things.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad

I know from having had a child, and from having been a child myself, that children will copy you.

Alice Walker

I've often thought having a politician for a parent must be like having a constantly embarrassing uncle.

Johann Lamont

A conscious parent is not one who seeks to fix her child or seek to produce or create the 'perfect' child. This is not about perfection. The conscious parent understands that is journey has been undertaken, this child has been called forth to 'raise the parent' itself. To show the parent where the parent has yet to grow. This is why we call our children into our lives.