#parenthood

When (The World According To) Garp was published, people who’d lost children wrote to me. ‘’I lost one, too,’’ they told me. I confessed to them that I hadn’t lost any children. I’m just a father with a good imagination. In my imagination, I lose my children every day. (afterword) ↗

— John Irving

#imagination #parenthood #death

If you aren't creeped out by the No Birth Control Left Behind rhetoric of the White House and Planned Parenthood, you aren't listening closely enough. The anesthetic of progressive benevolence always dulls the senses. Wake up. ↗

— Michelle Malkin

#anesthetic #behind #benevolence #birth #birth control

The most convincing argument against early parenthood is that you are in a relationship that is likely to fall apart before that child grows up. ↗

— Tony Parsons

#apart #argument #before #child #convincing

Nearly 100 years ago, when Planned Parenthood was founded, birth control was illegal. ↗

— Cecile Richards

#ago #birth #birth control #control #founded

I just want to tell you what it's like not to have Planned Parenthood... you have to give your kids Ramen noodles at the end of the month to fill up their little bellies so they won't cry. You have to give them mayonnaise sandwiches. They get very few fruits and vegetables because they're expensive. ↗

— Gwen Moore

#bellies #cry #end #expensive #few

She watched as he settled down on the bed with Naya skin to skin on his chest. His hand all but covered her tiny body as he stroked her in that changeling way, bonding with her on the most elemental level. Then he purred, and Naya made a happy little sound of delight, very much a cat in her love of touch. ↗

— Nalini Singh

#care #love #lucas #naya #parenthood

People say that when a baby is crying the paternal grandmother will say, "The baby is crying, you should feed her," and the maternal grandmother will say, "Why is that baby crying so much, making her mom so tired? ↗

— Kyung-Sook Shin

#parenthood #motherhood

The best way to keep children at home is to make the home atmosphere pleasant, and let the air out of the tires. ↗

— Dorothy Parker

#humor #motherhood #parenthood #parenting #humor

We are now parents. The love for our offspring has opened up fresh fountains of love for each other. Edwin Stanton to his wife. ↗

— Doris Kearns Goodwin

#parenthood #love

Instead of treating your child like how you were treated. Treat them with the same love and attention you wanted from your parents while growing up. ↗

— Jonathan Anthony Burkett

#bad-parenting #beating #inspirational-quotes #jonathan-anthony-burkett #kids