Quotes About Family

The thing you realize as you get older is that parents don't know what the Hell they're doing and neither will you when you get to be a parent.

When you become a parent, you start loving diapers.

I think you really have to become a parent to understand what you will endure to be there for your kids.

My father was 40 when he had me, so he was more a grandparent than a parent.

As a parent, I'd - I'd be a better father.

So often, when somebody dies in the family, whether a child or a parent, there is no one to lean on. When something like that happens, you go into a shell, but on the other hand, it's a really good thing to talk it over and say how you feel.

Not everyone's a perfect parent, but we do learn, and we grow from that. I'm not trying to be harsh on my family because it does make them sad to think back about how they used to be and some of their choices.

I married an excellent parent, but I'm not sure that I've made a great parent.

My kids are so much better parent than I was.

It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.

I love being a father. It's one of my big jobs is just being a parent. It's one of my favorite things I do.

I'm still my parent's child, I'm still me, but I made a choice. I evolved into Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. I think it has to do with evolution.

I am a very easy-going father at home - I am more of a friend than a parent.

It's very important, once you are a parent, that you educate your kid day by day.

I completely appreciate the importance of fathers but millions of children are without loving homes. I think a child is lucky with one parent who truly loves her.

My dad being not the greatest dad in the world has made me a better parent.

Being a parent is amazing.

Our father always made us work. I think that's the greatest thing a parent could ever do.

I think that once you become a parent, you cease to think of yourself as a hero or heroine.

My kids are coming up in a different time then me. Interracial couples are of the norm. With me, it's about making sure my kids understand the importance of education and having opportunities that I didn't. My goal as a parent is to make sure they don't take what they have for granted.

You can imagine what a dorm room environment is to a CF parent. It's like, oh my God. It's crazy.

I think I'm actually built for fatherhood. I love to have a good time and play, but at the same time I've got a really serious side to me, and I think that's the balance you have to have. Get on your kids' level, but at any point in time, let them know who the parent is.

Being a parent can be overwhelming at times, but it's something we're figuring out as we go.

I really believe that I've been a better parent from being a working mother.