673 Quotes About Parenthood

But he was sixty-two when I was, born, and the novelty of daughters had worn away long before.

She noticed, as an exceptional woman would, that her stepson was exceptional.

The author points out that the moral failure of Abigail Adams' brother focused her on disciplining her children, and herself, so that they did not come to the same end.

Our ferocious commitment to our children's safety and success, along with our genuine love, drives us to endure the often unhappy experience of disciplining our children.

One of the privileges of childhood is that some of the world is mediated by adults.

Parenthood makes such sweet hypocrites of us all.

Everybody has it wrong way round. Parents don't make children--children make parents. They shape our behavior from the first wail. Mold us into what they need. It can be a pretty rough process, too

We've been here dozen of times since we met, but this precious month before the baby is born feels like a last first date. There's a different kind of romance beginning. We will never again be entirely alone in the world

The goal of a true family is not that their children follow in their footsteps, but that their children surpass them in all ways.