"I cannot think of any need in childhood as strong as the need for a father’s protection." ― Sigmund Freud Topic(s): Parenting More From Sigmund Freud "If a man has been his mother’s undisputed darling he retains throughout life the triumphant feeling, the confidence in success, which not seldom brings actual success along with it." "The goal of all life is death." "Obviously one must hold oneself responsible for the evil impulses of one’s dreams. In what other way can one deal with them? Unless the content of the dream rightly understood is inspired by alien spirits, it is part of my own being." More In Parenting "Love is staying up all night with a sick child – or a healthy adult."― David Frost "Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted."― Garrison Keillor "Those years on the golf course as a caddie, boy, those people were something. They were vulgar, some were alcoholics, racist, they were very difficult people to deal with. A lot of them didn’t have a sense of humor."― Martin Sheen