5,322 Quotes About Mother

If I could be half of what my mother was, I’d be twice the man I am now.

The ingredients are exactly the same, but the taste is not. And that’s because it’s not about the ingredients. Rather, it’s about the mother who took the time she didn’t have to create the meal she didn’t need for a child who didn’t understand. And once I became an adult, I realized that those ingredients make the best meals.

The future is shaped by the people that we send into it. And we must never forget that the child tugging on our pant-legs is one of those people.

We don't lose ourselves in parenthood. We find parts of ourselves we never knew existed.

BIG connections are created when BIG people care about the little things that matter to little people.

Protecting our children from the cruelty of the world doesn't mean shielding them from the realities of the world. Tell them the truth. Teach them to care. Give them a voice. Prepare them not to withstand the world, but to change the world.

The solution to every parenting problem starts with nine little words:'I'm here.''I hear you.''How can I help?'When needs are met through connection, hearts are opened to gentle, respectful, compassionate correction.

The goal of parenting shouldn't be to prepare children to withstand the world, but to grow children who will change the world.

Daydreamer, dream on. Never forget that you are a one-of-a-kind, never-before-seen, gift-to-the-world, and you've got a special purpose for being here. Raising children is beautiful and chaotic and wonder-filled, but you'll have a lot of life to live once your children are out of the early stages of intense need for your time and attention. So dream your dreams, and journal your thoughts and ideas, and don't be afraid to embrace the present, secure in the knowledge that your time will come.