Quotes About Parenting

Loving their boy was just another way of loving each other.

Were you born in a barn? I must have been, mom asked me so often... You would've thought she would know if anyone did!

I thought about Mom as she huffed at my side, trying so hard to keep up. How many times had I wanted to cringe when she begged Dad for every little thing: extra money for Christmas groceries so the boys could have their favorite meal — filet mignon for Claudius, rack of lamb for Merc. The car to bring me to the dermatologist. She never asked for anything for herself, yet without any hesitation, she'd humble herself for us.

What was the worst he could do? Make me feel dumb? Inadequate? Dad had done his damnedest to do that, to steer me to Terra Nullis, that godforsaken empty land where one might survive but never flourish. To keep me in Terra Incognita and remain a girl as undiscovered as Unknown Land itself. He had failed.

We'd been gone for eleven days, and the first thing Dad had to say when he finally deigned to notice us from where he was sitting in the kitchen, reading his newspaper? "What are we having for dinner?

I wondered about her chicken-and-egg relationship with Dad. Which came first? Her helplessness or his controlling?

A child is owed the greatest respect if you have ever have something disgraceful in mind, don't ignore your son's tender years.

Refrain from doing ill for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds we are all to prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.

Refrain from doing ill; for one all powerful reason, lest our children should copy our misdeeds; we are all too prone to imitate whatever is base and depraved.

Like I said, I'm a disappointment to her. She wanted me to be a murderer and an extortionist, like my father.

My dad used to turn of the TV an scold me to study.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself... You may house their bodies but not their souls, for their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

Never give up on your kid. Period. - Strong by Kailin Gow

When you become a parent, you become a superhero. You realize you have more strength, energy and love than is humanly possible.

Raising a daughter who is aware and knowledgeable of the world so that she can navigate through it with her eyes open, rather than closed, can be one of her best protection. Knowledge is power. - Raising A Strong Daughter: What Fathers Should Know by Finlay Gow JD and Kailin Gow MA

When it comes to raising daughters, especially strong daughters, who will grow up to be strong women; fathers can and do play a very important role in their development and growth. - Raising A Strong Daughter: What Fathers Should Know by Finlay Gow JD and Kailin Gow MA

The greatest joy a parent can have and an affirmation of being an outstanding role model is when your child tells you she wants to be just like you. So be the most outstanding you because when you become a parent one day, your children will be proud to be just like you. - Kailin Gow on Life, Balance, Parenting, and Being a Role Model

You are truly an adult, when you assume the responsibilities of an adult, when you can take care of your parents instead of your parents taking care of you. - Kailin Gow

They would do whatever it takes to keep their child safe.", FADE by Kailin Gow

Know the rules of child rearing!! Rule one: Physical strength! Rule two: Physical strength! There are no rules three or four, but rule five is physical strength!

Well, just remember this. When my ma got me, she picked what she wanted. But when your ma got you, she had to take what she got.

My dad's not a very intimidating father figure.