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    The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, yet this very love must help the child grow away from the mother, and to become fully independent.

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A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their read more

A father may turn his back on his child, brothers and sisters may become inveterate enemies, husbands may desert their wives, wives their husbands. But a mother's love endures through all.

by Washington Irving Found in: Mothers Quotes,
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I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

I want my children to have all the things I couldn't afford. Then I want to move in with them.

by Phyllis Diller Found in: Mothers Quotes,
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A mother understands what a child does not say.

A mother understands what a child does not say.

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Mothers of Teenagers Know Why Animals Eat Their Young

Mothers of Teenagers Know Why Animals Eat Their Young

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A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the read more

A mother's love is patient and forgiving when all others are forsaking, it never fails or falters, even though the heart is breaking

by Helen Rice Found in: Mothers Quotes,
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My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

My mother had a great deal of trouble with me, but I think she enjoyed it.

by Mark Twain Found in: Mothers Quotes,
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A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the read more

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.

by Washington Irving Found in: Mothers Quotes,
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A mother who is really a mother is never free.

A mother who is really a mother is never free.

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There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one

There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one

by Jill Churchill Found in: Mothers Quotes,
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