To maintain a joyful family requires much from both the parents and the children. Each member of the family has to become, in a special way, the servant of the others.
The miracle, or the power, that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave, determined spirit. ~Mark Twain
Children are unpredictable, adults are predictable espically to children. You never know what inconsistency they're going to catch you in next. It's how they know what they can get away with, they see our behaviors more than we think they do!