1,337 Quotes About Motherhood

Through the grace shown to us in the gospel, there is something distinctly Christlike about a mother's love for her child.

If something happened to Gillian, I'd rip the world down to save her, even if she spat in my face when I did. That's what parenthood means.

With children the clock is reset. We forget what came before

Families that feel together, heal together.

For me, adoption was grief in reverse.

What is certain is that he [the baby] has too much attention from the one person who is entirely at his disposal. The intimacy between mother and child is not sustaining and healthy. The child learns to exploit his mother's accessibility, badgering her with questions and demands which are not of any real consequence to him, embarrassing her in public, blackmailing her into buying sweets and carrying him.

I am a mother and mothers don’t have the luxury of falling apart in front of their children, even when they are afraid, even when their children are adults.

Motherhood:The most exhausting, emotional, rewardingand life-enhancing journey a woman can take.

Reflection can be painful, but reflection can also be productive.