434 Quotes About Womanhood

I think as women, we have to stop being scared to be the women we want to be and we have to raise our daughters to be the women they want to be — not the women we think they should be.

People say the day your baby is born is the happiest day of your life. It certainly is for the dads. Call me crazy if you want, but the day I watched my doctor sew stitches into my torn vagina was not my favorite.

Every year when I take my girls in for their yearly checkup, the nurse hands me a questionnaire about their upbringing. It asks how many fruits and vegetables they eat, how much TV they watch, how much I read to them, how much physical exercise they get, etc.Each time I see the questionnaire, I laugh and think, “Yeah. I’m not answering any of these questions honestly.

Me: “Grace, what is that white stuff all over your face and arms?”Grace: “I don’t know. It isn’t Daddy’s birthday cake.

Me: “Oh no, it looks like the TV is broken.”Rose: “We need to move.

Look, girls, the Easter bunny is here at the mall," I said. "Do you want to go say hello?”Rose peeked over the picket fence around the photo area. She cocked an eyebrow. “Mom,” she said, “Why is the Easter Bunny hiding inside that scary costume?

If you are embarrassed about your sex, it must mean that you feel there is something demeaning or disgusting about being female. You are all wondrously made, girls. Remember that: wondrously made, and you should carry your sex proudly, a badge of honor.

...The fact that it's black transforms it. Has the same effect on women that black stockings have on men.

Becoming a parent is the riskiest financial decision a woman can make.