Quotes About Motherhood

How simple a thing it seems to me that to know ourselves as we are, we must know our mothers' names.

I've stepped more into my womanhood, I'm a mother now, I'm having a beautiful relationship as a wife and as a friend.

Les hommes peuvent bien s'entretuer jusqu'au dernier, ils ne tueront jamais la vie. La vie a raison des hommes, elle passe outre. [...] À mon insu je pense aux mères yougoslaves. Je comprends leur obstination à procréer, au milieu des bombes. Je comprends leur volonté de tuer la mort, leur idéalisme farouche. Malgré la guerre, ou grâce à elle. Car la maternité n'est-elle pas aussi devoir de restitution et de transmission, acte de mémoire et de foi?

Het meisje met de leeuwengeest! Je werd leider van je volk, en dat ben je tot je dood gebleven... Je bent de moeder van miljoenen mensen. - Leo

At the time, she'd been pregnant with her first child, a girl, which made her sympathize with me instead of the rich golden-haired boy with the angelic blue eyes and the premed major. I couldn't imagine anything worse, she had told me in the squad car, than losing a daughter like that.

There's a weight to having a destination and a purpose, even if that purpose is saying hi to a stranger as he's leaving a cemetery. It tethers me, the way being a mother used to. It makes me feel as though I'm part of something more important than myself.

Sunscreen is my number 1 2 3 4, and 5 tip. I'm a fanatic, partially because I live in L.A. and have fair skin and freckles, and partially because of my kids. My mom always made me wear sunscreen and I'm trying to be that mom for them.

A mother of a one-year-old boy is a movie star in a world without critics.

motherhood is like this: a series of tiny moments that add up to an enormous love, with lots of other moments of frustration and misunderstanding and complexity woven in between.

Do you hear the music, Mum?" "No, sweetheart. No, I don't hear it." She shook her head. Terror and tears filled her eyes. The wind felt cold, washing over me. "Neither do I.

ser una mujer es tener piel de mujer, dos cromosomas X y la capacidad de concebir y alimentar a las crías que engendra el macho de la especia. Y nada más, porque todo lo demás es cultura.

Cuando empezaba a trabajar, ya estaba cansada, pero eso era una ventaja y no un inconveniente. La rutina de la casa, los niños, las reuniones de padres de alumnos, los disfraces de Navidad, de carnaval, de fin de curso, las citas con los tutores, el calendario de vacunaciones y todo lo demás, la agotaba de tal manera que los días laborables no se lo parecían tanto.

A mother's love is the purest form of magic; a selfless masterpiece that knows no boundaries, defies all odds and endures all obstacles and challenges; it's a love painted with sacrifice, unrivalled dedication and unmatched devotion. Motherhood is indeed an act of unwavering faith and limitless optimism in the future wellbeing of a child - Aloo Denish

Just as a mother finds pleasure in taking her little child on her lap, there to feed and caress him, in like manner our loving God shows His fondness for His beloved souls who have given themselves entirely to Him and have placed all their hope in His goodness.

But why didn't you just ask me?" I set down my fork and glare at her. "Because you were sleeping," She says, taking a sip if Chardonnay. "I was taking a nap, Mom. It wasn't intended to be some kind of Disney fairy-tale hundred-year snooze.

La pelvis de una mujer es como un reloj de arena capaz de medir el tiempo. Crea y alberga la vida a un mismo tiempo. Cuando la dieta de la madre es insuficiente, se extraen los nutrientes de sus propios dientes y huesos. Las mujeres están hechas para ser altruistas.

Le dije a mi hija, la primera vez que experimentó amor, que no tratara de aprisionarlo. —Piensa que estás en un cálido estanque en verano —le dije—, con círculos concéntricos a tu alrededor. Rayos dorados de sol inundan tu cabello, acarician tu cara. Inhálalo, respíralo; jamás te dejará.

For Pete's sake, Quinn, you should have seen him when I was pregnant. He practically set a peacock on fire for daring to walk across my path in the garden one day.

I took prenatal yoga three times a week, including the morning I went into labor. It helped me stay comfortable.

I deal with postpartum feelings by reaching out to mom friends. I became very close with some of the women in my prenatal yoga class.

The first few weeks of being a mom were profound, not just emotionally but also, physically. All the changes you instinctually go through are miraculous.

A sentirla parlare, si giurerebbe che ha un conto in sospeso con le donne." "Altroché! È una di loro che mi ha dato la vita, quando non le avevo chiesto niente.

I always tell people, I'm a better swimmer because I'm a mom and a better mom because I'm swimmer.

We are child-bearers primarily, and we are the weaker sex, and once we've given birth to our children, our life is by necessity bound to them. I wouldn't advocate it any other way.