“and these are the generations of Isaac” – this is the account of Isaac’s life, that “Abraham begat Isaac” – that in everything Isaac did throughout his life, it was apparent that he was Abraham’s son” - Ha-Amek Davar
Isaac always thought that he himself was nothing, except that was “Abraham’s son.” He attributed whatever he was and had to his father. Abraham on his part, felt that he had never accomplished anything in serving God properly, and that his only merit was in having raised a son such as Isaac – “Abraham begat Isaac.” This was the way they thought: each believed that his merit derived from the other. - R’Yehiel of Alexander
Who is wise? He who frsees what will take place (literally, “what will be born” – Tamid 32a). From the person who is born, the son, one can see the father. Abraham begat Isaac. - R’Bunim of Pshischa
Lest Jacob learn from Esau, God placed enmity in their hearts even before they were born, and the divide between them started at that time. – Sefer Hasidim
When [Rebecca] would pass the doors of the Torah academies … Jacob struggled to come out, while when she passed the doors of the idolatry, Esau struggled to come out (Rashi). Why would Jacob want to come out when the Talmud teaches that when a child is still in the womb, “they [angels] teach him Torah (Niddah 30)?” [because] It is difficult for a righteous person to be in the same location as a wicked person, even if he is studying Torah from an angel. - R’Bunim of Pshischa
“are you “you” because of me? am I “me” because of you? the lines have long since blurred. if, that is, they ever existed." - from "The Complication of Sisters” Katherine Mariaca-Sullivan
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Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once. - Diane Cilento
Some parents could do more for their children by not doing
so much for them. - unknown
The first half of our life is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. - Clarence Darrow
“I've learned that regardless of your relationship with your parents, you'll miss them when they're gone from your life.” - Maya Angelou
“The natural term of the affection of the human animal for its offspring is six years.” - George Bernard Shaw
“We're taught to expect unconditional love from our parents, but I think it is more the gift our children give us. It's they who love us helplessly, no matter what or who we are.” - Kathryn Harrison
Children begin by loving their parents; after a time they judge them; rarely, if ever, do they forgive them. -Oscar Wilde
Parents are not interested in justice, they're interested in peace and quiet. - Bill Cosby
When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them. - Rodney Dangerfield