Who said “The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling…”?

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Jean Kerr. A published source records them saying or writing it.

Source"Children Really are Not People," Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Saturday Evening Post, 27 July 1957

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“The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.”
— Jean Kerr
Verified"Children Really are Not People," Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Saturday Evening Post, 27 July 1957 · evidenceAverages

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For academic work, cite the original where you can: "Children Really are Not People," Please Don't Eat the Daisies, The Saturday Evening Post, 27 July 1957.

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Kerr, J. (n.d.). The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7590-the-average-healthy-well-adjusted-adult-gets-up/

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Kerr, Jean. “The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7590-the-average-healthy-well-adjusted-adult-gets-up/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.

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Kerr, Jean. “The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/7590-the-average-healthy-well-adjusted-adult-gets-up/.

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