Quotes About Parenting

I'm in a no-win situation. If I have my kids in the show, I'm exploiting them. If I don't, people will think I'm not a hands-on mom.

It's like my characters, all my men are Dad and me in a mess; all my female characters are smart and hopeful, like Mom just trying to make the best of things.

We under no circumstances know the appreciate of your parent till we develop into dad and mom ourselves.

Calvin is hammering nails into coffee table. Mom: CALVIN WHAT ARE YOU DOING TO THE COFFEE TABLE?!? Calvin: Is this some sort of trick question, or what?

Dad: Honey, have you seen my glasses? I can"t find them. Mom: I haven't seen them. Calvin: (with glasses, to Dad) Calvin, go do something you hate! Being miserable builds character!

Mom is a planner, an organizer. She's very strong and practical. She's the person that'll tell me if I ever start to change my personality. The balance of the two of them created my personality.

I think I'm a really hands-on mom.

As a mom, I know that raising children is the hardest job there is.

I've always been a person that, if I'm with a woman, she's in the picture. Even my son's mom, she was on my early (album) covers.

Plus her mom was so awesome. She was strict about some things—don't leave your socks lying around—but so not strict about other things, like calling the cops about my bullet wound.

Being fit and being in the best shape that I can be helps me be the best mom as well.

I never get to go to movies, because I'm a mom.

Dad was the pitching coach, while Mom was the emotional supporter. Her unconditional love was great, and she wanted what was best for me.

I try so hard to be the best mom that I can be and usually I'm always thinking about how to better my son's life.

There's absolutely no sort of acknowledgment or reward for this - except for the intangible of my kids growing up to be wonderful people.

I was class mom at the preschool one year and I was pretty much asked not to do that again!

I'm a sappy mom now. I didn't think I would be. I thought I'd be a cool mom who keeps everything in perspective.

When you're a mom, you learn about fear. You're always afraid. Always. About everything from cupboard doors to kidnappers to weather.

I looked at this tiny, perfect creature and it was as though a light switch had been turned on. A great rush of love flooded out of me.

Working moms, and increasingly working dads, don't want a government handout, but they do need a hand up.

I never thought I was a great mom. I always worked. I fell in love with my children as they got older.

I'm one of those moms who's at the bus stop with my camcorder every year, with my phone taking a million pictures as they get on the bus.

And what is a stage dad, or a stage mom? It's someone who's protective. That's all.

Don't compare yourself to other MOMS... We are all just winging it, just some hide it better than others.