#good mother

We should be the natural home for young mothers. But we're not. Because too often we sound like people who think the only good mother is a married mother. ↗

— Francis Maude

#good #good mother #home #like #married

I would not be a good mother. I mean, I love being an aunt to my niece and nephew. And I used to want to, like, adopt 10 kids - because I had friends who were adopted, and I thought that was the coolest thing, to be chosen. But again, my job is too selfish. ↗

— Kelly Clarkson

#adopted #again #aunt #because #being

Being a good mother does not call for the same qualities as being a good housewife; a dedication to keeping children clean and tidy may override an interest in their separate development as individuals. ↗

— Ann Oakley

#call #children #clean #dedication #development

I have to be very careful, however, because I have no intention of providing an excuse for this behavior. It's an attempt to explain how so many women come from backgrounds where the pressure to be a good mother is so severe that if they can't do it, something really snaps. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#backgrounds #because #behavior #careful #come

I'm terrible at relationships. I consider myself to be smart and a good mother but it's taken me this long to realise you don't have to marry a guy after three days or dump him. ↗

— Sheena Easton

#consider #days #dump #good #good mother

A mother who is obsessing about being thin and dieting and exercising is not going to be a very good mother. ↗

— Jane Fonda

#being #dieting #exercising #going #good

I always tried to do things by example, even though I was not a very good mother regarding routines and family life. ↗

— Vivienne Westwood

#even #example #family #family life #good

I don't remember my mother ever playing with me. And she was a perfectly good mother. But she had to do the laundry and clean the house and do the grocery shopping. ↗

— Patricia Heaton

#ever #good #good mother #grocery #grocery shopping

When you have a good mother and no father, God kind of sits in. It's not enough, but it helps. ↗

— Dick Gregory

#enough #father #god #good #good mother