A Teddy Bear Does Not Depend Upon

A Bag Of Apples, A Pot Of Homemade Jam, A Scribbled Note, A Bunch Of Golden Flowers, A Coloured Pebble, A Box Of Seedlings, An Empty Scent Bottle For The Children. . . . Who Needs Diamonds And Van-delivered Bouquets?

Mothers Are The Pivot On Which The Family Spins, Mothers Are The Pivot On Which The World Spins.

If Your Sister Is In A Tearing Hurry To Go Out And Cannot Catch Your Eye, She's Wearing Your Best Sweater.

Be Wary Of The Horse With A Sense Of Humor.

A Younger Sister Is Someone To Use As A Guinea-pig In Trying Sledges And Experimental Go-carts. Someone To Send On Messages To Mum. But Someone Who Needs You - Who Comes To You With Bumped Heads, Grazed Knees, Tales Of Persecution. Someone Who Trusts You To Defend Her. Someone Who Thinks You Know The Answers To Almost Everything.