1,263 Quotes About Parents

Genuine love for a child, it seems to me, must include a desire for his maturity and ultimately his independence. WAtching a personality unfold is perhaps the deepest pleasure of parenthood; wishing, or trying, to retard this growth is one of the deepest sins.

Dads. Do you honestly expect anybody to believe that you can’t find 20 minutes to step away from your computer or turn off the television to play with your child? It has to happen every single day. Do you not understand that children will hinge their entire facet of trust on whether or not their dad plays with them and how involved he is when he plays with them? Do you know the damage you do by not playing with your children every day?

I am far from a perfect dad. And I always will be. But I’m a damn good dad, and my son will always feel bigger than anything life can throw at him. Why? Because I get it. I get the power a dad has in a child’s life, and in a child’s level of self-belief. I get that everything I ever do and ever say to my son will be absorbed, for good or for bad.

The parents of politics are lack of control and seeking to control. The parents of leadership are influence and trust.

Emotionally disconnected parents don't suddenly develop a capacity for empathy just because a child does something to please them.

But she wasn’t around, and that’s the thing when your parents die, you feel like instead of going in to every fight with backup, you are going into every fight alone.

They're your parents. They're meant to love you because. Never in spite.

When your underwear costs more than your child's education then you are in serious trouble"RjS

Millions of deaths would not have happened if it weren’t for the consumption of alcohol. The same can be said about millions of births.