Being A Parent Quotes

Being A Parent Quote of the day

Being a parent is the greatest trust that has been given to human beings.

The mere holding of slaves, therefore, is a condition having per se nothing of moral character in it, any more than the being a parent, or employer, or ruler

It's the best thing in the world, the most challenging thing in the world, being a parent, and one of the first lessons I learned was to ask for help.

...one of the worst things about being a parent, for me, is the self-discovery, the being face to face with one's secret insanity and brokenness and rage.

What I do is so important to me. It’s like being a parent, in some ways, of a super-demanding , high-achieving child, with a cry that sounds really cool on the radio.

Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world... the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands. I take it very seriously.

The absurd duty, too often inculcated, of obeying a parent only on account of his being a parent, shackles the mind, and prepares it for a slavish submission to any power but reason.

Fathering is not something perfect men do, but something that perfects the man.

Being a parent is very important to me.

Everybody always tells you what an awesome and unique experience being a parent is. Words can never do the feeling justice.

I say things, like every other parent, that reminds you of your own parents. One thing I do know about being a parent, you understand why your father was in a bad mood a lot.

Being a parent is absolutely exhausting and draining, along with all the joy and love.

The one thing about being a parent is the ability to be selfless: To give up the things you want and need for the benefit of someone else.

Being a parent is not a reasonable thing. It is a very hard thing. I am a parent and I know.

I had years of partying, and I was kind of surprised and happy I survived it all. Now, being a parent, I look back on it thinking, Oh God, the things you did!

Being a parent is tough. If you just want a wonderful little creature to love, you can get a puppy

Creating a child takes no love or skill; being a parent requires lots of both.

Being a parent is the hardest job ever in life.

I know for my wife and I, we always loved the idea of being young parents. It is an incredibly inspiring and challenging job being a parent, and as it turns out, being young really helps you keep up.

Women have nine months more experience than you do - nine months to prepare for being a parent.

Being a parent and having two young kids, I buy Blu-rays and DVDs all the time. It's like buying a toy.

A very painful part of being a parent is having really negative feelings about your children when you love them so much.

One of the sad realities of being a parent is that the same stuff you know is exciting, educational, and enriching in your child'slife is often messy, smelly and exhausting to deal with.

The fears and anxieties and obsessions wrapped up in being a parent.

For me, as much about being a parent as it is about being a child.

Being a founder is like being a parent. You always stay involved.

I know I'm always going to be a musician, for the rest of my life. That's for sure. It's about how you balance between being a musician and being a parent, and making it intertwined.

I don't think I would have been a good mother. Being a parent brings immense responsibility. It's a Herculean task. It would be almost too much for me.

I have a small child. Being a parent takes a lot of time. People always ask me, "What movies have you watched lately?" I tell them, "Finding 'Nemo' ... 'Shrek'.

If I could only do one exercise, it would be dead lifting. For cardio, I dance, I ride my bike, I run and I have kids. There is a... lot of cardio just from being a parent.

I only have one child. But I am learning that there is a lot to being a parent that you did not expect.

Honestly, I don't know if I'd want to be an educator. I find teachers to have more responsibility, in a way, than being a parent. You're molding hundreds of minds every year.

I think that discipline is so much of an important part of being a parent. Because it's very, very important to teach your children to take responsibility for their actions

For all that being a parent is normal statistically, it's not normal psychologically. It produces some of the most extreme emotions you'll ever have...

I don't have children of my own so I can't say I know the plight of being a parent, but I can kinda understand some of the complexities of it.

Being a parent is not easy, but speaking for myself, it's a wonderful blessing and the most rewarding job I've ever had.

Once you're a parent, male or female, every single thing that happens in your life is seen through the prism of being a parent.

Being a parent does not give you an excuse for bad manners.

You never stop being a parent, Adam, no matter how old or wise your child becomes you'll see.

It was extremely hard going from being a parent of one to a parent of three, because now all these instant decisions have to be made about how you balance out the time and attention between them.

Being a parent is about your survival. Surviving the terrible two's is the most important thing. Kids get heavy. Quite literally. They're heavy to lift up when they're throwing tantrums.

Being a parent is a weird juggling act - and nobody does it right. Everybody does it wrong.

Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.

There's something about being a parent that has, I think, made me a better comedian.

Being a parent, I'm acutely aware of how hard it is to get good childcare.

I related so much to the responsibility of being a parent, the responsibility of "did you screw your kid up," the responsibility of letting your own parents down.

It's lovely being a parent and being in a strong marriage with somebody who is your best friend.

She has to have four arms, four legs, four eyes, two hearts, and double the love. There is nothing “single” about a single mom.

Don’t box your children in and tell them that everything is a sin. You’ll produce either rebels, or very boring people.