#parenting

My children taught me the true meaning of unconditional love. ↗

— Yvonne Pierre

#down-syndrome #inspirational #parent #parenting #special-needs

A parent's words maybe a little harsh and painful, but it will be their annoying redundant words of love and care that will mold us into a better person. ↗

— Rea Erika Paraz Ebate

#inspirational #parenting #young-adult #inspirational

The parent must always self-parent first, self-preach before child-teach, because who can bring peace unless they’ve held their own peace? ↗

— Ann Voskamp

#parenting #inspirational

Each suburban wife struggles with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night- she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question-- 'Is this all? ↗

— Betty Friedan

#feminism #housekeeping #inspirational #marriage #parenting

I would like to do another piece of fiction dealing with a number of issues: Lesbian parenting, the 1960's, and interracial relationships in the Lesbian and Gay community. ↗

— Audre Lorde

#community #dealing #fiction #gay #gay community

I'd just as soon stay home and raise babies. ↗

— June Allyson

#babies #home #i #just #raise

Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out. ↗

— Matthew Broderick

#baby #changes #come #go #having

Family life was wonderful. The streets were bleak. The playgrounds were bleak. But home was always warm. My mother and father had a great relationship. I always felt 'safe' there. ↗

— Robert Cormier

#always #bleak #family #family life #father

There's really no point in having children if you're not going to be home enough to father them. ↗

— Anthony Edwards

#children #enough #father #going #having

Love is staying up all night with a sick child - or a healthy adult. ↗

— David Frost

#adult #all night #child #healthy #love