1,337 Quotes About Motherhood

There's nothing like your mother's sympathetic voice to make you want to burst into tears.

She was not, herself, hugely in favor of motherhood in general. Obviously it was necessary, but it wasn't exactly difficult. Even cats managed it. But women acted as if they'd been given a medal that entitled them to boss people around. It was as if, just because they'd got the label which said "mother", everyone else got a tiny part of the label that said "child"...

I think all mothers are alike, regardless of cultural background, when it comes to illogical cleaning.

I think being a mother is the cruelest thing in the world.

She also understood there was a hole in her heart where her son should be, that she was a wicked, selfish woman for wishing him back.

Juliet was determined to remain strong for them. She was the pilot of her family's little plane and no matter the indecision she felt, the questions that suffocated her when she turned off the lamp at night and lay awake in the slow-passing dark, the worry that she would make the wrong choice and in so doing ruin them, it was her responsibility to make them feel safe and secure the next day.

Some people said their mothers were the glue that held the family together; others called them the backbone. But Mama was the tendons. The nerves. The supple, giving fat---Mama would not have liked the comparison. Dalton kept it to himself. And still, rather saw it as a compliment. Mama had softened the blows. Cushioned sharp bones from grinding into one another. Encompassed every strange and contrary part of their family like a warm blanket. Filled in the gaps.

You are still a good mom if you -forget to click a selfie with your kid-set boundaries with your little monsters-are not a pro at something your kids are-cook the food your kids like rather than sucking on healthy food-are not s friend to your kids at times because being a parent is equally importantALL THAT MATTERS IS, YOU LOVE YOUR CHILDREN.

Motherhood is meant to overwhelm us. It’s meant to slow us down and remind us of what matters most. It’s meant to expand us inorder to make room for the children we’re (briefly) given to guide. It’s meant to reshape us into fuller, more well-rounded women. It reminds us of our interdependency, shows us where we still need to grow, andstrengthens our capacity to connect from the heart.