Vera Brittain Quotes

when we are young our parents run our life; when we get older, our children do.

I've always wanted to have kids. I do think I would be a great mom.

I have two young girls, 8 and 10. They really keep me young.

I have a daughter, Catherine, aged 30. I have a 9-year-old son, Nathaniel, a 7-year-old son, Ridley, and a 6-year-old daughter, Truma. I'm 68. The age gap between the younger kids and me is not something I think about much because I feel physically about like I did when I was 40, or at least, I think I do.

Learning to dislike children at an early age saves a lot of expense and aggravation later in life.

The first principle of child-rearing is to choose a good mother.

Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.

I have four grown children and two tiny grandchildren.

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.

When you are getting ready to become a mom, being in love with someone just isn't enough. You need to think about whether he would be a good parent and raise your children with similar beliefs.

Setting a good example for your children takes all the fun out of middle age.

If I get the forty additional years statisticians say are likely coming to me, I could fit in at least one, maybe two new lifetimes. Sad that only one of those lifetimes can include being the mother of young children.

I'm not a goody-two-shoes. I'm just a father with four children.

I want babies. I think I'll be a great dad.

I'm the father of four daughters.

I wish I'd started having kids sooner so I could have had a few more.

I am the mother of five children.

The best thing I probably do is - I'll say I'm a pretty darn good parent. I got good kids.

I've got three kids, and my three kids make me feel like I'm getting older every day.

I definitely want to be a mom.

Bringing up children always has a bigger role for the mother.

Marriage does figure in my life, as I do want to have children. But I could also consider having children without getting married. The primary thing is having a good father, a partner who could be there with me through that journey.

I got four kids.

That's what children are for—that their parents may not be bored.

When a child is given to his parents, a crown is made for that child in Heaven, and woe to the parents who raise a child without consciousness of that eternal crown!