1,337 Quotes About Motherhood

I also understood why my mom wasn’t into processing her feelings, and how she was taught to just get over tragedy. To survive, she had to believe things like depression and allergies were a choice.

The grace and understanding for the familial choices of married women is a given. The humanity of single moms comes with asterisks, ridicule, and judgmental questions.

A mother's heart has the gift of foresight.

A sweet surrender like a lullabycame to me through your seafaring eyes.

Make room for who you are by knowing who you’re not.

Mama Ginger came calling, to set the alarm on my biological clock. Oh, and to remind me that there’s no point to me being a woman if I never have children.” “Well, if that’s true, I wasted a hell of a lot of money on panty hose and lipstick.” Jettie snorted.

...aber was weiß man schon, solange man keine Kinder hat? Nichts weiß man, man wandert mit anderen Ahnungslosen durch ein Tal der Ahnungslosigkeit, ich wusste früher auch nicht, wie das sein könnte, ich habe nicht gefragt, was tun diese Mütter den ganzen Tag?

... alles wäre sauber und still, leer und kinderlärmfrei gewesen. Aber willst du mit vierzig, mit fünfzig noch so leben? hat Simon gefragt, und ich habe nichts geantwortet. Ja, vielleicht will ich.

Gradually, as the children grew up, Katie lost all her tenderness although she gained in what people call character. She became capable, hard and far-seeing. She loved Johnny dearly but all the old wild worship faded away. She loved her little girl because she felt sorry for her. It was pity and obligation toward her that she felt rather than love.