Quotes About Parenting

Having an infant is difficult. It's a lot of work, and I didn't hire any help because I overestimated my own abilities.

My father was a huge influence on me.

People always ask about my dad and his comedic influence. It's funny because my mom is really the comedian of our household.

Who knows what would have become of me, if my parents had not had their influence on me.

Well I had my kids so young that I kind of feel that I'm a kid too and am growing up with them. The things they're interested in tend to really influence me.

Shout-out to my dad - he influenced my style when I was 17.

I'm becoming hip to my children because bands of their generation name us as influences, so you can definitely hear it, the same way as we were influenced by other people.

The time I spend with my kids informs every fiber of who I am.

I'm not above jarred baby food, if it's good ingredients, for convenience sake.

This is the big question that we all have about our children: How much, how soon, do we tell our children the less comfortable facts about the world they're going to inherit?

To give birth is a fearsome thing; there is no hating the child one has borne even when injured by it.

People say 53 is too old to be a dad, but I dont think so. Its the input you have that counts, and youre more experienced and worldly-wise.

I liked the idea of being a father, to have a child, and finally Francesca arrived, and now the house is insane because she cries all day, and at night, she doesn't let us sleep.

My dad, of course, like a lot of Asian parents, wanted me to be an engineer or doctor and never could understand why I would want to be a lawyer. And then, when I first said I wanted to run for office, he thought that was absolutely insane.

Going from one kid to two kids is insane.

I've been going absolutely insane! I've two kids, two-and-a-half and one-and-a-half at home.

I didn't have any problem bonding with Honey, but I was plagued with insecurities about my ability to bring up my baby.

I never understand why people have children and then insist on living as though nothing has shifted.

I was almost surprised to realize that I had actually done something right as a parent by insisting on regular family dinners.

I wanted to do something inspirational for my children.

My kids inspire me to be the person I am today - without them I wouldn't be who I am today.

All my children inspire me in life, and that always comes out in the writing.

Being able to inspire my kid with what I'm doing now, it's going to help him succeed in the future, and that's one of my main goals here - is to try and succeed on the field, and succeed as a mother.

Teach your kids emotional intelligence. Help them become more evolved than you are. Explain that, for instance, not everyone will like them.