673 Quotes About Parenthood


  • Author Max Porter
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    What or who is supposed to manage and regulate Lanny and his gifts," he asks. "Oh fuck, it's us. Who can have children and not go completely mad?

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  • Author Karen Thompson Walker
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    Why say it, this truth that is implicit between them after only three weeks: that if anything ever happened to her, well, what would it matter what happened to them after that?

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  • Author Lisa Ko
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    I knew you couldn't remember, and I hated when adults spoke to children like they were idiots.

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  • Author Helen Dunmore
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    It must be quite hard when you're a parent and you find out that your children's dreams are nothing like the dreams you've had for them.

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  • Author Fredrik Backman
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    A year ago she sprained her ankle on a field trip and he had to carry her from the car to the house again. He has never felt more like a bad parent that when he admitted to himself that he wished she could sprain her ankle more often.

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  • Author Sandi Kahn Shelton
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    I hate my life.' I want to say, I know. I kind of hate mine, too. But I don’t think you’re allowed to say that to your children. You’re supposed to protect them from realizing how excruciating things can get and that you have no control.

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