Quotes About Motherhood

Brianna was twenty-three. She might be no more than in her mid-thirties by the time Jem was fully independent. And if he no longer needed her care—she and Roger might possibly go back. Back to her own time, to safety—to the interrupted life that had been hers by birth. But only if she had no further children, whose helplessness would keep her here.

You don't forget. You simply get to the point where you don't care what birth will feel like; anything is better than being pregnant for an instant longer. I'd reached that point roughly two weeks before my due date. The date

onto the fabric of her shift; I reached out one-handed and tweaked the cloth up to cover her. She put a hand over her breast and pressed hard to stop the milk. "What does he mean to do, though? If he finds him.

She was entirely calm, no more than a conduit for the ancient savagery that men call motherhood, who mistake its tenderness for weakness.

time does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is—in the blink of an eye, the mother can see the child again as it was when it was born, when it learned to walk, as it was at any age—at any time, even when the child is fully grown and a parent itself.

The impulse to touch a sleeping child never fades, no matter that the child is a good deal larger than her mother, and a woman - if a young one - in her own right.

slowly from the fire to her son, then snapped abruptly, focusing on the two little boys, who

I have noticed," she said slowly, "that time does not really exist for mothers, with regard to their children. It does not matter greatly how old the child is—in the blink of an eye, the mother can see the child

remember that—before Bree was born." But I had had one tie then; I had her, to anchor me to life.

I'm not the world's best mother, though kids always assume I must be.

Balance does not come naturally to any working mother, I can assure you that.

My mother was the president of the PTA at every school I attended.

I have two kids, a career, and a man that takes a lot of my attention and time.

I have always wanted to run for Attorney General, and I always wanted to have a baby, but I did not think I would be doing them at the same time.

I'm certainly not a perfect mother, but I am an avid mother, let me put it that way.

The doctors told me I could never have kids, but God blessed me anyway.

I have become that mother I used to dread.

Like most women, I always dreamed of becoming a mother.

I remember my mom dressed like Janis Joplin.

I love dressing up, although that doesn't mean necessarily on the school run.

One of the reasons I didn't really want to do TV earlier in my career was because it is so life-consuming, and I wanted to spend time with my kids and be a mother.

Earlier, I couldn't work a lot as my kids were growing up.

Eighty percent of my life is normal like any other mother. I worry about my children, if they're doing all right. I worry that my husband is doing well.

I've not had a quiet morning since I had my eldest when I was 17.