A mint-green teapot balanced on a stack of small children's shoes with steam curling above, on a coral background.

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John Clasky

Worrying about your children is sanity, and being that sane can drive you nuts.

— Spanglish • 2004

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What it means

Our interpretation.

Here's a wry take on parental worry: fretting over your kids is a healthy, normal thing, yet being that sensible can leave you frazzled. The quote finds the humour in caring so much that the caring itself wears you down.

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