The day she was born,her grandfather made her a ring of silver and a polished stone, because he loved her already.

~ Aliki

Aliki Childhood Death Grandparent Grief Love

Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Adage Adages Adolescent Adolescents Adult Adulthood Adults Africa African Ancient Aphorism Aphorisms Axiom Axioms Child Children Dead Death Deep Dependence Dependent Develop Developing Development Dictum Dictums Epigram Epigrams Existence Four Stages Of Life Funny Gnome Gnomes Grandparent Grandparents Grow Growing Growth Humor Humorous Humour Immortal Immortality Independence Independent Infant Infants Insightful Life Made Me Think Make You Think Maxim Maxims Mortal Mortality Newborn Newborns Old Old Age Old Age Home Old Age Homes Phase Phases Philosopher Prepubescent Process Profound Proverb Proverbs Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quote Of The Day Quotes Retire Retired Retiree Retirees Retirement Satire Satirical Satirist Satirists Saying Sayings Senile Senility South Africa South African Stage Stages Stages Of Life Teenage Teenager Teenagers Thought Provoking Thoughtful Young Youth Youths

We envy people who are extremely old because we wish to live that long, not because we want to be that old.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Age Aged Aging Aphorism Aphorisms Dead Death Envious Envy Grandparent Grandparents Humor Humour Immortal Immortality Jealous Jealousy Life Live Live Long Made Me Think Make You Think Mortal Mortality Old Old Age Old Age Home Old Age Homes Provoke Thought Quotation Quotations Quote Quotes Satire Satirical Senile Senility Thought Provoking Wrinkle Wrinkles

The only reason that some people aren’t ashamed of their parents and/or siblings is because they know that we know that they did not choose them.

~ Mokokoma Mokhonoana

Mokokoma Mokhonoana Ashamed Aunt Aunts Brother Brothers Choice Choose Chose Cousin Cousins Embarrass Embarrassed Embarrassment Extended Families Extended Family Families Family Grandfather Grandfathers Grandmother Grandmothers Grandparent Grandparents Nuclear Families Nuclear Family Shame Shameful Sibling Siblings Sister Sisters Uncle Uncles

The cactus thrives in the desert while the fern thrives in the wetland.The fool will try to plant them in the same flowerbox.The florist will sigh and add a wall divider and proper soil to both sides.The grandparent will move the flowerbox halfway out of the sun.The child will turn it around properly so that the fern is in the shade, and not the cactus.The moral of the story?Kids are smart.

~ Vera Nazarian

Vera Nazarian Adult Cactus Child Children Clever Desert Dry Fern Florist Flower Flowerbox Fool Grandparent Grandparents Grownups Kid Kids Moral Plant Plants Shade Smart Sun Sunlight Thrive Thriving Water Watering Wet Wetland

It was her last breakfast with Bapi, her last morning in Greece. In her frenetic bliss that kept her up till dawn, she’d scripted a whole conversation in Greek for her and Bapi to have as their grand finale of the summer. Now she looked at him contentedly munching on his Rice Krispies, waiting for the right juncture for launchtime.He looked up at her briefly and smiled, and she realized something important. This was how they both liked it. Though most people felt bonded by conversation, Lena and Bapi were two of a kind who didn’t. They bonded by the routine of just eating cereal together.She promptly forgot her script and went back to her cereal.At one point, when she was down to just milk, Bapi reached over and put his hand on hers. ‘You’re my girl,’ he said.And Lena knew she was.

~ Ann Brashares

Ann Brashares Grandparent Greece Language

In order to influence a child, one must be careful not to be that child's parent or grandparent.

~ Don Marquis

Don Marquis Grandparent Humor Influence