#moth

My parents raised me that you never ask people about their reproductive plans. “You don’t know their situation,” my mom would say. I considered it such an impolite question that for years I didn’t even ask myself. Thirty-five turned into forty faster than McDonald’s food turns into cold nonfood. ↗

— Tina Fey

#impolite #kids #mcdonalds #mother #food

I save all my problems for my mother. ↗

— Chloe Sevigny

#mother #problems #save

Mama Ginger came calling, to set the alarm on my biological clock. Oh, and to remind me that there’s no point to me being a woman if I never have children.” “Well, if that’s true, I wasted a hell of a lot of money on panty hose and lipstick.” Jettie snorted. ↗

— Molly Harper

#humor #motherhood #women #dating

In my experience, anybody besides your mom that feeds you is going to want something in exchange for it. ↗

— Karen Marie Moning

#mother #experience

The desires for both a good experience and a healthy baby are very much connected, and there is nothing wrong with wanting both! ↗

— Jennetta Billhimer

#birth #childbirth #health #mother #experience

Vous travaillez pour l'armee, madame?' (You are working for the army?), a Frenchwoman said to me early in the Vietnam war, on hearing I had three sons. ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#childbearing #children #motherhood #right-wing-politics #war

I wonder if other mothers feel a tug at their insides, watching their children grow up into the people they themselves wanted so badly to be. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#mothers #people #faith

Authority is just and faithful in all matters of promise-keeping; it is also considerate, and that is why a good mother is the best home-ruler. ↗

— Charlotte M. Mason

#faith

This is a trustworthy saying: If we have died together with Him, we shall also live together with Him. If we endure, then we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, then we also deny us. If we are unfaithful to Him, He Himself will remain faithful, for He cannot deny Himself ↗

— Anonymous

#the-holy-bible #timothy #trust #faith

When your mother asks, "Do you want a piece of advice?" it's a mere formality. It doesn't matter if you answer yes or no. You're going to get it anyway. ↗

— Erma Bombeck

#humor #mothers #family