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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
Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.
Mothers are the most instinctive philosophers.
The mother-child relationship is paradoxical and, in a sense, tragic. It requires the most intense love on the mother's side, read more
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.
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, read more
When you are a mother, you are never really alone in your thoughts. A mother always has to think twice, once for herself and once for her child.
Why do they rate a movie "R" for "adult language?" The only people I hear using that language are teenagers
Why do they rate a movie "R" for "adult language?" The only people I hear using that language are teenagers
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.
This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more read more
This is the reason why mothers are more devoted to their children than fathers: it is that they suffer more in giving them birth and are more certain that they are their own.
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.
Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-o to a tree
Raising teenagers is like nailing Jell-o to a tree