Quotes About Parenthood

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons.

Those who have lost an infant are never, in a way, without an infant.

after the birth of her first child. It read: "Full of unexplainable love. And exhausted to the bone." Some things are difficult to describe, even for the most articulate, and sometimes the descriptions seem contradictory. It's hard to put big experiences into words.

birth of her first child. It read: "Full of unexplainable love. And exhausted to the bone." Some things are difficult to describe, even for the most articulate, and sometimes the descriptions seem contradictory. It's hard to put big experiences into words.

No one conceives a child; a child is conceived in the conjunction of sperm and ovum. The mother does not give birth to a child; the mother is where the birth occurs.

Boys are beyond the range of anyone's sure understanding, at least when they are between the ages of 18 months and 90 years.

We are now parents. The love for our offspring has opened up fresh fountains of love for each other. Edwin Stanton to his wife.

We have no children Harriet. Or, rather, I have no children. You have one child.

By this I mean that millions of people are unqualified for parenthood and should remain childless, Ingle explained in the book's forewored.

There is nothing more thrilling in this world, I think, than having a child that is yours, and yet is mysteriously a stranger.

He's got a wife," I said. "Quite a nice wife, and two obstreperous children—boys.

Parents aren't supposed to cry. Or get scared. Or lie. Right? I thought I knew all the rules. But there are no rules.

How fast the time goes. That's what people were always telling us, at least; the strangers' hands on our bellies, saying how careful we must be to enjoy the time. How it'll all be over in a blink of an eye. How before we know it, they'll be walking, talking, leaving us.

Children always assume the sexual lives of their parents come to a grinding halt at their conception.

The moment you have a child, in an instant your life is not for you, and your life is completely, 100 percent dedicated to another human being, and they will always come first. It changes you forever. It changes your perspective, and it gives you a nice purpose and focus.

A lot changed the moment I had kids; I had no idea of the perspective it would give me. It made making the right decisions a lot easier.

It makes you more open, it gives you perspective, having a child.

Having a child on the way changes your perspective. You want to do things that will make them proud of you.

We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.

If you are asking me whether I would want to have kids, I would say obviously I want them. It's only natural after a certain phase in life.

Part of the problem when I was doing 'How I Learned to Drive' is I would see my kids one night a week for six months, and that was just too hard. We moved to Philadelphia after we lost our house in the earthquake, the '94 Northridge earthquake.

I have two children. I have a daughter 29, and a daughter four. They are 25 years apart, so you speak about generations and I must tell you, I have a philosophy and that is every 25 years I'm going to sire another child.

Not only am I having a girl, but I picked the girl from her little embryo.

Oh, I was sobbing, like, so bad when baby arrived. Like, I don't think people have seen a man sobbing like that. It was awful, but in the most joyful way. I mean, I was picking that baby up and putting him on me. And the baby, like, halfway opened his eyes and it just made me feel like, 'Oh my god, this is the most incredible thing.'