Quotes About Parenting

My father was never around, and my mother used to worry that the kids wont grow up to be connected to him.

Men often marry their mothers.

There are a lot of things my mother taught me and helped me and disciplined me and made sure I stayed on the right track. And there are a ton of things that only my father could have taught me.

In the land of Cheerios, dirty diapers, fleeting naps and interrupted sleep, other mothers are a lifeline.

I have the same bedroom I've always had. It's clean and tidy when I get home, and after two or three days it gets messy and my mother nags me.

You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened.

Father's Day just be Mother's Day the sequel.

I always resented books that tried to teach a lesson, where the characters are too good: They don't swear, they tell their mothers everything.

I think it's really important for my daughter to see her parents being physically fit and for that to be a part of her life. The examples we set for her will stay with her the rest of her life.

My mother has never approved of high heels. As a result, I have never been able to walk in high heels - and they were all I ever wanted. So of course, my daughter has two pairs.

Any mother with half a skull knows that when Daddy's little boy becomes Mommy's little boy, the kid is so wet he's treading water.

My daughter loves horses. My other daughter loves soccer.

If thy daughter marry well, thou hast found a son; if not, thou hast lost a daughter.

My regular life today is reading books, making dolls houses, sewing dolls with my daughter and barbequing.

Mothers are supposed to listen and, afterward, to respond with some wisdom and perspective, but these things were not my mother's strong suit.

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.

I was raised with Eddie Fisher as a father and Connie Stevens as a mother. It was sort of hard for me to pick anything else, because this was the life I knew.

I believe that bringing a life into this world is the single most important thing a person can undertake, and it can also be the most challenging. I think as mothers we are all just trying our best.

My mother wouldn't even let me read DC Comics.

As a mother, the one thing that always goes through your head is, You're never enough. You never can be enough - or do enough - for your kids. It's a never-ending issue for me.

Sometimes the father feels pushed out because of the connection between the mother and the child.

My daughter is wonderful and incredibly well behaved. I am very lucky. She will always be my priority.

This mother needs happy, reputable children, and that one needs unhappy ones: otherwise she cannot show her kindness as a mother.

We don't leave home without my daughter's doll La-La. She looks like a bit of a rag, but India is obsessed with her.