Quotes About Parents

It's a little known fact, but parents are like superheroes. With just a few magic words they can make you feel ten feet tall and bulletproof, they can slay the dragons of doubt and worry, they can make your problems disappear. But of course they can only do this as long as you're a child. When you've become an adult, become the master of your own universe, they're not as powerful as they once were. Maybe that's why so many of us take our time growing up.

To borrow a metaphor from the kitchen sink… Children form strong opinions easily. They soak up information from their parents, school, and the media, and repeat it back to the world. So when you don't look or act like what everyone has been told is the norm, you get proverbially barfed on a lot.

You see, that's another thing that my parents gave me: an enormously great sense of humor.

Parents must be treated with respect, whether one wants to strangle them or not.

The two children whose parents had been cheated and taken advantage of while they only tried to live decent lives.

The Nebraska Supreme Court agreed with Randolph Reeves, who was scheduled to be executed 1-11-99. His Omaha Tribe filed a brief claiming Reeves was "emotionally damaged" when the State of Nebraska took him from his reservation parents at age 3, and that, because of the removal, the State is "the party to blame" for Reeves' actions.

The number of children in foster care right now is the highest it's ever been. As it encouraged adoption, ASFA made it easier than ever to take children from their parents just because those parents are poor." --Richard Wexler, Exec. Director, National Coalition Child Protection Reform.

Many states have relinquishment policies that force parents to choose between keeping their children or getting them help. Those who do relinquish their children may face criminal abandonment charges and may be ineligible to adopt again." -- Mary Boo, Assistant Director of the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC) in Minnesota.

No one likes to talk about the positive parts of getting older and aging into orphanhood, how with your parents you often bury a lot of things you were never able to confront or fix or let go of.

Thomas took a slow breath. His silver eyes grew even brighter. It was creepy as hell and fascinating. I was hoping you knew a good spot. I sure as hell can't take him to my place. Molly's voice sharpened. I don't even have a place, she said. I still live at my parents' house. Less whining, Thomas said, his voice cool. More telling me a place to take him where he won't be killed.

gave me a smile so wicked that its parents should have sent it to military school.

and gave me a smile so wicked that its parents should have sent it to military school.

The problem is, rescuing parents often rescue out of their own needs. They like to heal hurts.

Handling temper tantrums requires parents with soft voices who don't even try to reason with their misbehaving child.

Tell your parents the truth. A knot of fear settled in Ford's stomach. Tell them about you, you mean. That's one way to do it. But what if things don't work out for you and me? Dan blew out breath impatiently. So? You're still going to be gay, aren't you? I'm not gay. I never said that. Well, you may not be, but you sure fooled me a couple of times.

Pastors should preach truth from the pulpit. Teachers and parents should clearly point out when the president is lying and teach children what the truth is. We can all use social media to confront lies with facts. The truth will indeed set us free, but the unwillingness of the faith community to speak truth to power could push us toward political bondage.

The answer is that there is no good answer. So as parents, as doctors, as judges, and as a society, we fumble through and make decisions that allow us to sleep at night--because morals are more important than ethics, and love is more important than law.

Tradionally, parents made decisions for a child, because presumably they are looking out for his or her best interests. But if they are blinded, instead, by the best interests of another one of their children, the system breaks down.

And if your parents have you for a reason, then that reason better exist. Because once it's gone, so are you.

My parents wanted me to be a teacher. Because I could work most of the year and pursue the things that I love to do during the summer. It just seemed like a good plan.

I'm sure that my parents' behavior has entered my work, I'm sorry to say. I don't think you need to have a difficult childhood to be funny, but it helps.

Sometimes we don't appreciate the heavy sacrifices our parents are making for us until we become parents.

Our familys full of joy because youre celebrating your fiftieth; And as your kids, we want to say as parents, youre the 'niftieth!' On your golden anniversary, we hope you have lots of fun. Were happy for you, and for us, because in the parent lottery, we won!

It is written: when children find true love, parents find true joy. Here's to your joy and ours, from this day forward.