Parenting is one of the hardest jobs on earth. Use this quote
It's a huge change for your body. You don't even want to look in the mirror after you've had a baby, because your stomach is just hanging there like a Shar-Pei. Use this quote
My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. Use this quote
Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out. Use this quote
Nothing you do for children is ever wasted. They seem not to notice us, hovering, averting our eyes, and they seldom offer thanks, but what we do for them is never wasted. Use this quote
No matter how calmly you try to referee, parenting will eventually produce bizarre behavior, and I'm not talking about the kids. Their behavior is always normal. Use this quote
Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence. Use this quote
A child who is allowed to be disrespectful to his parents will not have true respect for anyone. Use this quote
Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. Use this quote
Very often when you see families it's all perfect and neat, and parenting isn't like that. You do have constant negotiations. Things are ever developing and ever changing, and you constantly have to evaluate how you deal with your kids. Use this quote
There are some great questions to ask your doctor. If he says 'no,' then you find yourself a different doctor. There really has to be a change in how we medically look at women at this time. I mean, this is not just baby gloom. Use this quote
We all have an interest in making sure teens grow up healthy and drug-free. Use this quote
A mother who is really a mother is never free. Use this quote
How pleasant it is for a father to sit at his child's board. It is like an aged man reclining under the shadow of an oak which he has planted. Use this quote
I'm worried about parents who aren't parenting. Use this quote
It's a great mistake, I think, to put children off with falsehoods and nonsense, when their growing powers of observation and discrimination excite in them a desire to know about things. Use this quote
I have three daughters, so I can't be as tough as I want to be. When you have kids - especially daughters - they know how to work you. They're a lot smarter than we are, that's for sure. But I'll be more tough on their boyfriends. Use this quote
Believe me, my children have more stamina than a power station. Use this quote
A baby is born with a need to be loved - and never outgrows it. Use this quote
What feeling is so nice as a child's hand in yours? So small, so soft and warm, like a kitten huddling in the shelter of your clasp. Use this quote
