Many times, raising a child can be rewarding. A parent can receive spontaneous hugs, beaming smiles, and tremendous amounts of love from their adorable child.
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Some times, being a parent can be difficult. A parent can learn to say "Excuse Me" in a dozen different ways as they find creative ways to chase their wayward dancing fairy under other shoppers' carts and through busy aisles. Parents can struggle against the stuck wheel on the grocery cart made harder to steer by the forty pounds of hooting monkey hanging off the front end. Parents learn that discipline in the grocery store can be accomplished: a calm, steady voice helping to guide their child through behavior options and making good choices. (Or they can learn to leave the child at home when shopping for food...)
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Some times, the switch is turned off.
Sometimes, they sleep.
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