Quotes from Spoil the Child

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Donna: "I used to work for Judge Artel. He picks his nose on the bench."

Maxine: "Lauren, no bowl of sugar needs that much cereal in it."
Amy: "I'm so tired. Maybe I should start taking some vitamins."
Maxine: "Try getting some sleep, that might help."

Vincent: "Did I know that you had a snake?"
Donna: "Probably not."

Miss Nixon: "Maxine, you have to learn how to prioritize."
Maxine: "Prioritize?!"
Miss Nixon: "Maybe ten years ago you could do things at a leisurely pace."
Maxine: "Ten years ago this department was about taking care of children! And ten years ago I would have fired somebody like you, Miss Nixon."

Lauren: "I want to be a ballerina dancer when I grow up."
Amy: "Really? I thought you wanted to be a doctor or a judge."
Lauren: "No, ballerinas get to wear all the cool clothes."
Amy: "You've got a point."

Maxine to Amy: "It's not my job to make you feel better."

Donna: "I don't rev Oscar's engine."

Amy: "What you did to your son would be considered battery had you done it to another adult. In our society we are not allowed to go around willy-nilly hitting people unless they are children, and then we call it discipline. Under the eighth amendment we can't even take a strap to prison inmates and yet there's no law against you hitting your son with a belt several times a week. He's ten years old and less than half your size. Think about that. What are you teaching him about love? You can't teach your child resepct without respecting him."

Maxine about Amy: "That's my daughter."

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