Parenthood Quotes
It is a sign of immaturity to believe that being older than someone (automatically) makes you more (mentally) mature than them.
And the question is always "When are you going to have kids?" Rather than "Do you want to have kids?
The aphorism "If you want something done, ask a busy woman" is in direct acknowledgment of the efficiency boot camp parenthood puts you through.
Originality must compound with inheritance.
When justice is more certain and more mild, is at the same time more efficacious.
My son will wear the title well, the Duke thought, and realized with a sudden chill that this was another death thought.
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.
The challenge for us is to find some response that actually inspires change rather than clinging to the old ways that cause resentment, and more importantly, distract from the real problem.
My mother taught me that reading is a kind of work, and that every paragraph merits exertion, and in this way, I learned how to absorb difficult books.
At best, IQ contributes about 20 percent to the factors that determine life success, which leaves 80 percent to other forces.
Feed your child ideas of peace, harmony and compassion but at the same time give them courage to defend their identity and dignity.
Fathers are ironic, they want democracy in their country but dictatorship in their home.
Flora would have liked to ask her parents why the words ‘to father’ have such a different meaning from the words ‘to mother’.
According to most studies on the subject, boys who grow up without fathers grow up at a disadvantage.
There’s a wound most troubled boys share, which, at its core, comes from the feeling that they don’t have their father’s unconditional love.
When a boy feels as if no one cares about him, or as if he will never amount to anything, he truly believes it doesn’t matter what he does.
Despite what you might believe right now, your son’s future is bright. You only need the right tools to help him get there.
It’s time to stop dreaming about who you want your son to be and help him become the healthy, happy, and successful man he’s supposed to be.
...we're not eighteen anymore. We've lived. We've created things that last – things of joy, and things of burden.
If my children think I'm genuine, no one else's opinion matters to me.
No one said parenting was easy, but NO good parent has any right to give up.It is one labyrinth you can never quit because it seems too hard.
The sacred gift of parenthood is inscribe in the universal words ‘Papa’ and ‘Mama’.
The author observes the shift now that children are not a source of labor for the family, that they have gone from employees of the parents to the bosses of the parents.
I'm well aware that there is no job more important than that of raising a child, but the problem is that it isn't valued.
Raising teenage sons and daughters is a long and tiresome journey. With God's help the final outcome will be worthwhile.
It takes a tremendous amount of strength to be a single mother. To hold down the forte of a home, a life and your child's entire happiness.
Nobody works harder at learning than a curious kid.
There goes a lot of pain in raising children. But the pain is equally or overtly compensated by the joy of parenthood.
Without you there would be no me. I am everything reflected in your eyes. I am everything approved by your smile. I am everything born of your guidance. I am me only because of you.
The fullness ends when we give Nature her ransom, when we make children for her. Then she is through with us, and we become, first inside, and then outside, junk. Flower stalks.
More than Captain America your kids need Amelia Earhart – more than Ant Man, they need Abraham Lincoln - more than Green Arrow they need Gandhi – more than Iron Man they need Isaac Newton.
Force your kids to pursue success and they shall be drowned into the abyss of characterlessness, but let them pursue excellence and they shall rise as glorious Gods.
Human making is our mission, but if you break the very soul of the would-be humans, then there will be no human to raise.
Let your children nourish their knack, for that knack shall one day provide them with the way to live with dignity and contentment.
Let your child be the torch of truth and they shall shine over the entirety of the human society brightening even the darkest corners.
Reject the fearmongering. Adopt best practices. Slow down.
If we fail to instill a fixed sense of confidence in our children, we will raise handicapped children who have no handicap other than the conviction that they believe they do.
Parenthood is a walk in the park...A park full of scorpions that you can't leave without jumping through fiery hoop on a pogo stick.
I struggle to discover what these silent sons of mine want, but words have always failed me. They are sullen even as they tell me they are okay. I know they are lying but there is nothing I can do.
