A quotation from Phyllis McGinley
For high is the price of parenthood,And daughters may cost you double.
You dare not forget, as you thought you could,
That youth is a plague and a trouble.
Phyllis McGinley (1905-1978) American author, poet
Poem (1952-03-15), “Homework for Annabelle,” st. 4, New Yorker, Vol. 28, No. 4
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McGinley, Phyllis - Poem (1952-03-15), "Homework for Annabelle," st. 4, New Yorker, Vol. 28, No. 4 | WIST Quotations
For high is the price of parenthood, And daughters may cost you double. You dare not forget, as you thought you could, That youth is a plague and a trouble. Reprinted in Love Letters (1954). Full poem.












